Tuesday, November 16, 2010
November 16,2010
Today in class we continued working on our coffee projects, and listened to latin music.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Relationship Coffee Fair Trade Case Study
Terms:
1. Fair Trade Coffee is coffee that is traded by bypassing the coffee trader and therefore giving the producer (and buyer) higher profits.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/fairtrade.htm
2. Organic is produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones.
http://www.organic.org/home/faq
3. Organic Certified Coffee is coffee beans that have been produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm
4. Export means to ship to other countries or places for sale,exchange, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/export
5. Import means to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from aforeign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/import
Questions:
1. What country is the biggest exporter of coffee?- Brazil
http://www.coffeedetective.com/top-coffee.html
2. Does Latin America's coffee exportation go all around the world?- Yes
http://www.ico.org/coffee_story.asp
3. What are some of the Dominican Republic's exports?-Tobacco, coca, sugar, coffee
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm
4. Is making coffee a hard job?- Yes, it takes a lot of hard work and they are not given enough credit for it.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/brewing.htm
5. Who are the largest per capita coffee?-Norway
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_cof_con-food-coffee-consumption
Notes:
1. Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
2. Coffee fuels the economy all over the world
3. The first thing people look for is quality coffee.
4. It is really hard for people who make coffee to survive.
1. Fair Trade Coffee is coffee that is traded by bypassing the coffee trader and therefore giving the producer (and buyer) higher profits.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/fairtrade.htm
2. Organic is produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones.
http://www.organic.org/home/faq
3. Organic Certified Coffee is coffee beans that have been produced without the use of pesticides or herbicides.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/politics/organic.htm
4. Export means to ship to other countries or places for sale,exchange, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/export
5. Import means to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from aforeign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/import
Questions:
1. What country is the biggest exporter of coffee?- Brazil
http://www.coffeedetective.com/top-coffee.html
2. Does Latin America's coffee exportation go all around the world?- Yes
http://www.ico.org/coffee_story.asp
3. What are some of the Dominican Republic's exports?-Tobacco, coca, sugar, coffee
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm
4. Is making coffee a hard job?- Yes, it takes a lot of hard work and they are not given enough credit for it.
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/coffee/brewing.htm
5. Who are the largest per capita coffee?-Norway
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_cof_con-food-coffee-consumption
Notes:
1. Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
2. Coffee fuels the economy all over the world
3. The first thing people look for is quality coffee.
4. It is really hard for people who make coffee to survive.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
November 3, 2010
Yesterday in class we continued to work on our magazines. Katie and I added pictures and a timeline.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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