Coffee 101 class / Gallery Cafe, Wicker Park / Wed. March 19

Coffee 101: An Introduction to Coffee & Fair Trade

When: Wednesday, 3/19/08, 7:30-9:00pm
Where: Gallery Cafe 1760 W. North Ave Chicago IL 60622
More info:
http://www.chicagofairtrade.org/coffee-101-an-introduction-to-coffee-fair-trade

A free presentation and discussion about Coffee, Fair Trade and Geography. Presentation and discussion about coffee will include...
· Coffee’s geography & environment
· Arabica & Robusta species of coffee
· The coffee plant & coffee cherries
· Coffee consumption patterns
· The Fair Trade Labelling Organization (FLO)
· TransFair USA
· Fair Trade coffee pricing & sustainable consumption

Presented by Ted Erski, instructor of geography and earth science at McHenry County College, author of Salavandra: A Coffee Tale (Lulu Press, ISBN-13: 978-1430313632). Ted regularly teaches a class called “The Geography of Coffee,” has appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning, and frequently hosts community discussions and workshops about coffee, “cuppings,” and creative writing. He is currently finishing his second novel, A Coffee Crusade. Ted is also a member of Chicago Fair Trade, a non-profit organization that works to increase support for Fair Trade in the Chicago metro area through education, advocacy and targeted consumer campaigns.