Thanksgiving Coffee Launches New Website

Thanksgiving Coffee, one of last year's Sustainable & Responsible Business' of the Week, has launched a new website. On the website, you can watch a trailer of a documentary in progress about their line of Delicious Peace (Mirembe Kawomera) coffee grown by the Peace Kawomera Cooperative of Jewish, Christian and Muslim farmers. This story is covered in the August issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, available on newstands now.

You can also read about the Bikes to Rwanda campaign which raised enough money to build a bike shop and also seeks to provide cargo bicycles for co-op coffee farmers in Rwanda. In addition, the website tells the story of the company and its sustainability initiatives. And don't forget to purchase one of the Coffees for a Cause products, a gift basket, or other accessories!

Thanksgiving Coffee Company - Sustainable & Responsible Business of the Week

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, it seemed appropriate that this week we highlight Thanksgiving Coffee Company. Based in California, they offer fair trade, organic, and kosher blends of coffee.

Their website states, "Our generation will always be faced with issues of sustainability, waste, and resource use. We recognize that it is in the best interest of our company to be actively involved in the environmental and social consequences of coffee consumption. These issues affect not just our employees and community, but also the millions of people involved in the cultivation, processing, transportation, trade, roasting, marketing, and sipping of coffee around the world. Our mission is to enhance the well-being of all we touch, from coffee picker to coffee drinker."

"Through our products and actions we communicate the values and ideals that are embodied in the name "Thanksgiving." We use the medium of coffee and the environmental and social responsibility issues it embodies to teach people how their purchases impact the rest of the world. We continually strive to improve our practices in order to model a new corporate paradigm that takes responsibility not only for current actions but for the future well-being of the whole planet."

Their motto: "Not Just a Cup, But a Just Cup"