Buy Fair Trade

We got to go out with this group of people from Earth Watch. They were doing work in coffee farms. We like coffee. But we'd never seen a coffee plant before. They are pretty. W learned a lot while we were there. We learned about how you grow coffee and how you pick it and roast it. We learned about where to buy and sell coffee, and we learned all about Fair Trade Coffee, shade grown coffee and bird friendly coffee. Birds are good for coffee! And shade grown coffee is also good for the coffee, it makes it taste better. Otherwise, even though it grows faster in the sunshine, it makes it go bitter. Blah.

So you really need to buy Fair Trade Coffee, like Cafe Monteverde! We went to their store and talked to the people there, it was so fun!
You can buy good coffee through the Santa Elena Coop too! We liked it and bought lots for gifts for Christmas! We were in Santa Elena and got to meet many of the people who worked with the Coop and the coffee farmers. It was really special and we loved to be with them.
Please buy the Fair Trade and bird friendly coffee. It is not only very good coffee, but it helps make life better for people everywhere. Next time you go shopping, ask if your favourite coffee or tea is fair trade.


Another place we went to was the CASEM cooperative. This was a special place where local women in the Monteverde area make arts and crafts by hand. They are beautiful ornaments and clothes and decorations!! It has also been a very good thing in the lives of the women in the community and allows them to make good things and sell them at fair prices.

We have learned so much in Costa Rica, and met so many kind people. It's a good place for otters to go - it's a good place for anyone to go! Pura Vida!!!