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“The value added from Fair Trade is not just about money, it is about protecting the ecosystem and our community. We are able to invest in..."
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- @wbboyd Hmmm...me thinks I'll have to try theirs too. :-) Haven't had any @kumacoffee in awhile. -Rick
- Can't decide if I like @kumacoffee or @PangaeaOrganica espresso better. Will have to purchase alternately.
- @jcolman Cheers, J! It was good to see you. -R
- @gprang Hey Greg -- It was a pleasure yesterday. I hope we can meet and talk again sometime. -- Rick
- @PangaeaOrganica Hi Rick, I'm Greg Prang
- Exhilarating discussion with Gary & Robert of the Hartman Group, http://bit.ly/9SIm1r Thanks @BillyGold003 for setting it up! -Rick
- RT @salishseacoop: and thanks to @pangaeaorganica for crewing on our last trip, and for delicious coffee samples in our boxes
- and thanks to @pangaeaorganica for crewing on our last trip, and for delicious coffee samples in our boxes
- RT @salishseacoop: @fulv and Rick (@pangaeaorganica) on Soliton heading toward Sequim for another load of sail-transported, local, organic produce.
- @salishseacoop: @fulv and Rick (@pangaeaorganica) heading toward Sequim for another load of sail-transported, local, organic produce.
we are a cooperative
You might have noticed that we do things a little differently here.
We are a consumer owned cooperative.
What does that mean exactly?
Cooperatives are businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their members, and that exist to serve their members' economic interests.
While cooperatives are economically self-sustaining and able to turn a profit like any other businesses, their purpose is service, not profit. This distinction in purpose, along with the core principles under which they operate, render cooperatives the businesses equivalents of egalitarian states.
Taken together the 300 top cooperatives in 2008 were responsible for an aggregate turnover of 1.1 trillion USD which would make cooperatives as a group the 10th largest economy in the world.
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