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I’m so pleased to introduce you to Pura Vida Coffee. Not just because they’re an excellent cup of coffee, which to me is an essential part of prying open my eyes in the morning. But even more important than a fine brew, Pura Vida is using their capacity as a company to reach out and help those countries responsible for growing their coffee. Fair trade, organic, and eco-friendly with a humanitarian presence in five different countries, Pura Vida donates thousands of dollars to various charities and is actively involved with numerous organizations through their project “Create Good”, helping the very countries who provide them with high-quality shade grown beans.
Maybe that’s the extra something special that one can taste in this organic coffee – their sense of responsibility for everything from the coffee drinker’s experience to the coffee growers themselves. Every variety I’ve tried from Pura Vida has been a quality, flavorful cup from beans fresh roasted in small batches. Whether you prefer something bold and full of flavor such as their dark and delicious French Roast or my personal favorite due to its complex intensity, Cafe Kilimanjaro; or if you lean more towards the aromatic flavored coffees such as Irish Cream or French Vanilla, Pura Vida delivers a gourmet cup every time. I like to mix things up by preparing my coffee as an espresso, a cappuccino, regular drip – even “stuff-left-on-the-bottom” Turkish. You can’t prepare things like espresso or Turkish with an inferior bean; I’ve not been disappointed with Pura Vida’s performance in any of these variations. The full flavor of freshly roasted beans makes a huge difference in the end product of something as demanding as a Turkish brew!
I always look forward to sharing companies such as Pura Vida with my readers. When a company is able to balance a good quality product with caring for the environment and for people in need, I’ll gladly sing their praises. We should feel good about the purchases we make; it’s nice to know where our consumer dollars are going for a change, isn’t it?
It’s time to try some Pura Vida Coffee for yourself! One carp(e) libris reviews reader will win a bag of the coffee of their choice; be prepared to help change your world!
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1.) Just visit the Pura Vida website and tell me something this company does to help better the world. (You may enter once a day.) Remember, leave an interesting comment. If I cannot contact the winner, you might be chosen instead based on your comment.
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help provide necessities to Central America
there’s nothing better than a good cup of coffee, and it’s so easy and cheaper to make it at home.
Pura Vida volunteers are helping to restore the Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve.
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I like that when you buy Pura Vida coffee and products you help provide food, clothing, and medicine to children in Central America that need it. Thanks for the giveaway:)
I love a good strong coffee and i love even more a good working charity and aid for where its needed so a big thanks for Pura Vida for that
They maintain sustainability for disabled children in Peru. I would love to try the French Roast coffee.
They put a lot of their effort into helping children in the areas where their coffee is grown (Central America).
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Pura Vida volunteers are helping to restore the Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve.
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The company is helping disabled children in Peru with education and healthcare. What a great cause!
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Over the past 24 months, Pura Vida has supported seven communities
throughout rural Nicaragua bringing clean water and sanitation to 334 families
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Pura Vida gave $45,000 to a project that provides clean drinking water to six Nicaraguan villages.
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They are providing some funding to Project Mercy in Ethiopia.
necessaries to central america
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It’s a ‘good thing’….a company giving back!
Thank you so much for having this contest. I really appreciate it.
Their mission is to PROVIDE LIVING WAGES FOR FARMERS AND PRODUCERS. Thanks for the giveaway.
They help ensure farmers around the world receive fair wages and can support their families
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I like that the coffee beans are free of genetic modifications – being Fair Trade certified.
My husband is from Guatemala and I love that Pura Vida gives back to the communities in the form of loans, education, training, and ecotourism. Viva Guatemala! Viva Pura Vida! Gracias!
Pura Vida operates programs for at-risk children in areas where their coffee is grown. They work in partnership with local non-profit agencies to provide educational opportunity and nurture physical health, confidence, character, and strength of spirit.
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Hmmm…coffee in the morning, provided by a socially
responsible company to boot !
They use their profits to provide food, etc. to people in need in South America.
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Thanks for introducing me to this company. I try to purchase products that are Fair Trade as much as I possibly can. I work in a store that only sells Fair Trade products and I like to be able to tell our custimers of other places that that can purchase Fair Trade items.
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They help by providing wages so that farmers can support their families.
They help provide necessities to Central America. More companies need to follow their lead.
The first thing I saw was the Funda Vida Foundation project in Costa Rica, which helps at risk children. It provides nutrition and computer centers, and sports programs in San Jose. They help over 400 children. I love it when the translation of “do-gooder” is “effective and useful.”
provide living wages so that farmers can support their families
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