Questions and terms for fair trade coffee.

Terms
Fair Trade Coffee-Coffee that is bought for a higher of " fair price" by companies directly from the grower.
Globalization- The way which different places have joined together in a network of economies.
Commodity-A good for which there is demand for
Specialty coffee- A coffee indentified by something special like a brand name or certain country, high quality coffee
Organic Certified coffee- Coffee certified to be made without chemicles, organic
Questions
Who imports the most Coffee- The united states
who produces the most coffee- Brazil they produce 1/3 of the worlds beans
where can the US grow coffee effectively at- Hawaii
What are some examples of specialty coffees- starbucks, dunkin donuts, wawa, 711
How much does Fair trade coffee cost- Fair trade coffee costs 1.25 a pound.

What we did in class today 11-9-10

      Today in class we watched a video on youtube about fair trade coffee and about the problems with the specialty coffee industry. We talked about some terms that have to do with that and asked some quesions about coffee and the coffee industry. It was also my birthday and Mr. Schick forgot.

Notes for video.

Coffee is most traded crop in world

Globalizatoin for term

commodity term

smal producers arent paid much( workers in factory)

specialty coffee is a name for higher brand coffee

What country produces most coffee

what country consumes most country

What is a fair trade coffee

What is organic certified coffee

what is sustainable harvest

what are some big brands for coffee

how much coffee is growin un US

how much coffee is consumed in US

what is profit margin

Who exports the most coffee

how is coffee made

what are some hard jobs people must do

what do people working in latin america get paid for making coffee

What we did in class today 11-5-10

     Today in class we finished up on our magazine for our migration project. We had to make a magazine about the different aspects of the lost boys migration. We sent it in to Mr. Schick at the end of class and mine was on celebrities who help out in Sudan.

What we did in class today 11-4-10

Today in class we worked in our magazine more. We went to the TV studio for the first mod and we worked on it there. We worked back in the normal room for the second mod. The magazine is due tomorrow at the end of class.

Missed class today 11-3-10

I missed class today due to a cross country meet.

What we did in class today 11-2-10

Today in class we worked on our magazine project the whole time. We are making a magazine about the lost boys and Sudan as a whole class and putting all our articles together. It is due friday and im working on celebrities who help sudan.