What does Free Trade Coffee mean?

We are often asked, “what is fair trade coffee?”  It sounds like some inter-country trade agreement, but no. That’s not it.  Fair trade coffee is a responsible option for coffee beans.  Fair trade is used to promote safer working conditions and better wages for farm workers.  As you can see from glancing at our coffees, they come from South America or Africa.  These countries have a history of being economically depressed and these workers have been grossly underpaid for their hard work.  Also, child labor is prohibited with fair trade coffee.  Your responsible choice, buying fair trade coffee, has a huge impact on the lives of those who work to bring you that coffee around the world.  It helps provide a living wage to the workers and protects children from being exploited by a huge, growing industry.  We thank you for making the choice to purchase fair trade coffee. You can rest assured that your choices are having a positive impact on the world.

Aceso Coffee Co.

Welcome to Aceso Coffee Co.  At Aceso we like to think of ourselves a little bit differently.  First, coffee doesn't have to be stuck up and boring; coffee can be fun!  Second, we see ourselves as members of a global community.  As such, we take our role as business owners very seriously.  We have a saying: "Responsible people. Responsible choices. Responsible coffee."  Everything we do is held up to those three ideals.  With that in mind we only sell organic, free-trade coffees.  Anything else would compromise our values. Besides, we want to give our customers the best.   Also, 20% of our profits go to charity.  We feel that it is the right thing to do and our hope is that we can further the causes of hope, wellness and conservation in our global village. For more information on our coffee, what exactly free-trade and organic means and all sorts of other stuff....see our blog.

Thanks,

Adam and Rob