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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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thurs entry!
I was amazed at all this small nonprofit group of 17 does. This year Pura Vida donated $4,000 and lent $2,000 to an organic coffee and banana cooperative of 32 families on Guatemala’s Pacific slope. The families bought a coffee-processing machine that will increase production by 18 percent. Pura Vida also bought a bus to shuttle students to a faraway school. My hat is off to this company.
Thursday’s entry!
Pura Vida dontates over 70,000 dollars per year to Costa Rica alone. That’s only 1/7 of their projects. I think that’s pretty amazing for a small coffee company I’ve never heard of before.
I learned that shade-grown coffee facilitates a bio-diverse environment by providing a natural habitat for forest birds and reducing deforestation and erosion.
Grow it kosher
Thursday’s entry. Thanks!
wetlands preservation in Washington state. Wow, these folks are involved. Great company.
The help central america by providing necessities.
Thank you!
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
They PROVIDE LIVING WAGES FOR FARMERS AND PRODUCERS. Thanks!
I’m a subscriber.
Twittered: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/status/1398686577
wish more companies gave back like them.
The company helps disabled children in Peru.
provide living wages so that farmers can support their families,that’s wonderful
Pura Vida began working with Project Mercy several years back by funding education and health scholarships. Project Mercy is an International Emergency Relief and Community Development organization working specifically in Yetebon, Ethiopia.
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Shade grown coffee is cultivated in the traditional way, amongst forest trees. Shade-grown coffee facilitates a bio-diverse environment by providing a natural habitat for forest birds and reducing deforestation and erosion. Since it takes the beans longer to mature and ripen, it is thought to have a more complex flavor –we always lean new things from reading
Just stopping by for another chance.
I had no idea they offer Sustainable Development Tours. How nice!
Thanks for this great giveaway. I love coffee and this sounds like I would truly love it. This is my daily entry.
Pura Vida operates programs for at-risk children in areas where their coffee is grown.
they operate programs for at-risk children in areas where their coffee is grown.
I learned that shade-grown coffee facilitates a bio-diverse environment by providing a natural habitat for forest birds and reducing deforestation and erosion.
Daily Entry 3/27
gkstratos@yahoo.com
They provide the farmers with a living wage.
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They provide living wages to farmers and the producers!
they give back. I like that
Friday entry, please.
Friday’s entry!
I’m all for the SHADE GROWN because it helps out birds by keeping the needed trees standing.
“Pura Vida volunteers are helping to restore the Hazel Wolf Wetlands Preserve. The preserve is a pristine wetland wildlife refuge in King County Washington.” I am all for that! Thank you!
They engage in fair trade to ensure adequate compensation for labor in developing countries
Pura Vida do a lot. They believe in fair trade and fair wages.
Pura Vida volunteers are helping to restore the Hazel Wolfe Wetlands Preserve, which is just one of the charitable contributions this company is involved in.
maggie@mannwieler.com
saturday!
Pura Vida works to provide fair wages and better living conditions for coffee farmers.
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They provide a decent wage to the farmers
pura vida is essential
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Saturday entry.
They are fair trade growers and offer a living wage for third world farmers.
Happy Saturday!
Have a great weekend, looking forward to some coffee
Saturday’s entry!
Pura Vida helps change the way these farming families receive education, health care, and business development assistance.
Saturday entry, please.