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Carl Laudan
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# Posted: 3 Aug 2006 21:01
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Carl here from Montreal *(met you at HD's in Toronto with my producer, Lori)
I've been looking around Montreal for fair-trade African coffee--but have only found a single blend that includes some Tanzanian beans. They have all kinds of South American stuff, but hardly anything from Africa. Is that a normal thing?
Since I saw your documentary I can't help but want to try Tadesse's coffee--does the cooperative have a website for orders? We have a roastery on the corner of our street and could get them to do that part of it. Just curious.
--can't figure out how to start my own topic--sorry to post it here.
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Řistein M. Thorsen
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# Posted: 6 Aug 2006 13:15
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Hi Carl
To get your hands on Tadesse's coffee.
1. Directly from the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union. Contact:
Mr. Tadesse Meskela, General Manager
P.O. Box 1394 Code 1110
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Africa
www.oromiacoffeeunion.org
2. From one of our supporters in Melbourne, Australia, who's made a very special Black Gold coffee blend with Tadesse's coffee where the proceeds go directly to the cooperative. Contact:
Nathan Wakeford: nwakeford@somage.com.au
3. Through the Higher Ground website:
http://www.highergroundstrading.com/
Good luck, and let us know how it tastes!
All the best,
Řistein
associate producer - BLACK GOLD
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 10 Aug 2006 04:55
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I've been roasting and selling Ethiopian coffee from the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU) since I started up and will ship anywhere in Canada. I only roast 100% Fair Trade Certified coffee (it is all 100% Certified Organic as well).
Charlie McPhee
Sidney Coffee Co.
www.sidneycoffee.com
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bingotailspin
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# Posted: 22 Apr 2007 19:46
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I found 2 fairly quickly for USA sales of roasted beans (ground if needed). I was surprised at the low prices compared to the local shops. Grounds for Change and Java for Justice.
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Marcus Mayo
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# Posted: 23 Apr 2007 17:40
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Also, you can buy OCFCU's coffee from Peace Coffee, a really great company in Minneapolis, MN, USA that was also mentioned in the film.
Here's a link to OCFCU's coffee on Peace Coffee's website:
https://www.peacecoffee.com/order/order.php?ACTION =productDetail&PID=39
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Jonathan
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# Posted: 24 Apr 2007 15:56
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Try Larry's Beans from Raleigh, NC!
We've been working with Oromia since the beginning. We've got a single Sidamo, and we also have an awesome blend of Harrar, Sidamo, and Yirg....solely from Tadesses coop!
Larry's Beans is a founding member of Cooperative Coffees. Check out all owner / roasters of the coop!
www.larrysbeans.com
www.coopcoffees.com
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Edward Oliver
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# Posted: 28 Apr 2007 22:05
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For UK I have found www.ecocoffee.co.uk who have OCFCU coffee to buy on-line. I don't know if they have any shops or other retail outlets.
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lorimer
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2007 15:41
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Hi,
To get hold of Tadesse's Oromia Coffee, I know that the Co-op group have indicated that they will be stocking the coffee from September, which will be a big step forward in the UK. The Co-op Group has been providing screenings of Black Gold across the UK for Co-operative Group members, such as myself, which has helped bring this film to the attention of many more people. I've suggested we need a sequel: "Black Gold II".
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CraftyBBW
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2007 23:42
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I am not a coffee drinker, but most of my family is and they have been drinking Black Gold. When my mom went to her local store in Salem, Or to get some to bring to my daughter and son-in law here in Seattle, she found that is was closed. So I was given the task of searching out a new place to purchase it. I have to admit I have not see or read anything about the movie Black Gold, and from what I've just read I think you are all saying that the farmers are being treated unfairly. If that is the case we sure don't want to support that industry. So can someone suggest a replacement coffee/blend for the Black Gold? Thanks
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lilliana
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# Posted: 28 Aug 2007 13:12
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For those in the US, one can buy www.shopabolcoffeeinc.com
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Zheim
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# Posted: 3 Nov 2007 18:13
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Hi all
the website
www.oromiacoffeeunion.org
seems to be dead for some weeks now
does anybody know what's happened?
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GC Argentina
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# Posted: 19 Dec 2007 17:14
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Hi all,
The website www.oromiacoffeeunion.org is still down ... does anyone got an email address?
Best regards,
Federico Cabrera
Argentinean Team
WBC 2007.-
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silvergirl
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# Posted: 29 Feb 2008 22:37
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the site is working now ... :)
and in New Zealand, i have just purchased Tadesse's coffee through Trade Aid here in Christchurch
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blazingazn
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# Posted: 20 Jun 2008 00:56
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Anywhere in Canada that we can have this coffee locally?
More specifically, in Vancouver?
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Oistein
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# Posted: 3 Jul 2008 15:02
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Hi blazingazn
I think Ethical Bean's Ethiopian coffee comes from Taddesse:
http://www.ethicalbean.com/ourcoffees/overview.htm
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andlep
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# Posted: 23 Oct 2008 14:48
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Carl Laudan
Try this site in Uk http://www.bellabarista.co.uk/bellabarista_detail. asp?ProductID=372
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intisol
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# Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:33 - Edited by: intisol
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You can buy OROMIA's roasted coffee in the USA from the Pachamama Coffee Cooperative, which is owned by the farmers themselves. Mr. Tadesse Meskela is on Pachamama's Board of Directors. There is not a more direct way to purchase this coffee.
Check it out http://www.pachamama.coop
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jacoblee1223
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# Posted: 7 May 2009 22:55
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=> deansbeans.com <=
I manage a coffee shop in Ohio that sells exclusively fairly traded and organic coffee. Our main supplier is Deans Beans in Massachusetts. Dean works extensively with Tadesse and the farmers of Oromia and highlights them several times on his website. You can buy their coffee directly from deansbeans.com or from our website donkeycoffee.com. The blend is called "Marrakesh Express" and it features beans from Ethiopia as well as East Timor. It's really fantastic coffee. Check it out!
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normaltrouble
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# Posted: 11 May 2010 03:29
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Thank you for these links! I just watched the movie and I will be attempting to try some delicious coffee from the birthplace of one of my favorite items in the world--coffee.
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