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Help make our world a better place by supporting deserving survivors through sales of Bald Lady Coffee. We are donating our profits from sales of these coffee to organizations that provide support for women during their treatment. Organizations such as Sense of Security, the Susan G. Komen Denver Race for the Cure and the Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers. Even if you don’t live in the Denver area by supporting our cause you are supporting the cause.

It is our hope and wish to elevate Bald Lady Coffee to a national phenomenon, supporting women-in-need throughout the country!

Bald Lady Coffee

Blended from our very best quality beans, Bald Lady Coffee tastes great and provides a great service. Similar to our Velvet Roast, this is a light to medium roast with character, but not so strong as to overpower more sensitive coffee lovers. Do yourself and brave survivors a favor by adopting Bald Lady Coffee as your daily coffee of choice. Cancer does not just occur during October (National Breast Cancer Month). Survivors need your support 12 months out of the year.

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Film gives coffee firms a roasting on sustainability

By Chris Mercer

Buying practices of the world’s biggest coffee companies have come under renewed public scrutiny from a new film which explores the journey of coffee beans from plantation to cup. BeverageDaily.com took an early peek.

The film, called Black Gold, vividly depicts the poverty and uncertainty in the lives of Ethiopian coffee producers, and calls for more commitment to a sustainable coffee supply chain.

Dubbed by some as the next ‘Supersize Me', Black Gold will launch in the UK at a time when ethical food and drink sales in the country have hit record highs, posing a challenge for producers and retailers.

Tadesse Meskala, head of the Ethiopian Oromia coffee co-operative, takes centre stage in the film as he is shown attempting to get a better price for his 74,000 producers. “Our hope is that one day the consumer will understand what he is drinking,” Meskala says.

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Gifts for Coffee Lovers

I get asked often, "what is a good gift for a coffee lover?"

It's a difficult question to answer, without knowing the person's coffee habits and preferences. The closer one gets to the exalted status of "coffee snob" the easier it is to suggest gift ideas. I really enjoy my coffee tools. My wife calls them toys, but I like to think of them as tools. I roast my own coffee beans. I use a digital scale, a digital thermometer, and a home roaster. I grind. I brew. Sometimes I make espresso, but mostly I use a press pot to brew. These tools are essential, but there are many more on my "wish list.".

There are zillions of places to buy "serious coffee tools for serious coffee lovers." We have some great sponsors who advertise on this website. I would appreciate if you would look at them in your search for "serious tools.' Some of them pay this website a small commission and others pay us a fee for having their banners displayed. Shop from them and we all benefit. BCE gets a little, the store gets a little, and you get even more because you are buying from an established, reputable company.

The Internet is a great place for shopping. It covers the planet with stores. It offers really too much coverage because you don't always know your supplier. As most of us have discovered the hard way, the best price is seldom the best value. Buy from a supplier you can trust. Buy from someone who backs their products with a fair return policy and has a reputation for ethical business practices. They might charge a little more, but the overall value is much better.

Take a look at the banner ads on the upper left of our home page. Gourmet.org (Gourmet Kitchen) is a huge kitchen store, started in 1996 by gourmet chefs. It is now owned and operated by two guys who were in the hotel business before. Spend some time on their website. You'll find gifts for that coffee lover in your life, and probably some for yourself.

Coffee Stop is a partnership with Amazon.com and is "One Great Stop for All Your Coffee Stuff." You can find just about everything for coffee snobs or anyone who aspires to be one. One of my favorite lists on Coffee Stop is 'Everything You Need to Quit Going to Starbucks." You will find some of my favorite coffee tools and many I would like to have.

Robert