Yale University to use sustainable coffee

BY KATHERINE STEVENS
Staff Reporter

Beginning in September, Yale residential dining halls will fill their coffee makers with Fair Trade java.

Wednesday morning, the Yale Sustainable Food Committee voted unanimously to replace all non-flavored coffee with Fair Trade coffee, which comes from companies that pay coffee growers a living wage. The change reflects lobbying efforts by students and is part of a larger international Fair Trade movement to ensure living wages for coffee farmers.

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