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How to know if your coffee beans are really Fairtrade?

6/4/2014

Have you ever considered that the coffee you thought was in support of Fair Trade may not really be certified by Fairtrade Australia?

Yes, its possible. What is stopping anyone from stating their coffee is farmed and produced in line with Fair Trade practices, but in reality, there are no Fairtrade audits or standards used at all. Its a time consuming process and a costly one - so where is your guarantee?

Here is how you can guarantee your coffee beans are certified by Fairtrade Australia. Look for the FLO ID, Bay Beans FLO ID is FLO ID 5365 and is recorded at Fairtrade Australia at;

http://search.fairtrade.com.au/browse/coffee/bay-beans-fair-trade-coffee-beans

Bay Beans Fair Trade Coffee Beans - Certification number: FLO ID 5365

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Bay Beans Coffee wins an award at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show.

27/3/2014

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James Axisa packing a bag of Espresso Master coffee beans.

The Advocate newspaper ran a story in May 2010 about Bay Beans Coffee, a local business banking on a fresh approach.

I'm very proud to announce I have this week picked up a coveted award at the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show 2014 and will have Bay Beans Coffee beans on display at this years Sydney Royal Easter Show. A massive accomplishment for me in comercialising a small business that started as a passion.

Sydney Royal Fine Food Show award winning coffee beans

"The premium products from the Sydney Royal Fine Food Show will be showcased at the Sydney Royal Easter Show from 10th - 23rd April 2014 at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park. These products will be located in the Woolworths Fresh Food Dome, the centerpiece of the Show site".

I'm particularly proud of the result, being a small independent business and having entered only one coffee variety in competition to hundreds of other coffee roasting houses, some of who entered multiple coffees. Bay Beans was awarded a Bronze Medal for Espresso Master variety, a coffee that is ideally suited to flat white and cappuccino and will impress as an espresso shot for the devoted coffee lover.

Espresso Master is a creation of Bay Beans using predominately 100% Arabica coffee beans from South America and roasted on a 60 kilo Dietrich coffee roaster programmed to accurately follow specific roasting profiles specified by James - a leap ahead of the original coffee roaster James custom built from various parts mostly imported from the USA that had a maximum roast size of 4 kilos.

James continues to supply his fresh roasted and now award winning coffee beans online to cafes, offices and homes all over Australia at www.baybeans.com.au along side his other love as Daddy Day Care to his 3 year old son and 5 year old daughter.

Espresso Master coffee beans awarded a medal at the 2014 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show

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Awesome new coffee bag design for Bay Beans coffee customers and cafes

3/7/2013

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The original Bay Beans logo and coffee bag designs were my own creation. With Bay Beans become more and more popular in cafes and businesses around Australia, it was time to freshen up the image and create a classy and unique full printed coffee bag. I think we've done it! If you run a cafe, restaurant or coffee van and want to be serving quality coffee packaged in professional packaging, buy your coffee online now or get in touch to discuss your requirements.

The Graphic Designer I partnered with to develop a new coffee bag design is a genius.. absolute GENIUS! (if you need a superstar designer for your own project, let me know and I will send you hook you up).

New Bay Beans coffee bag full printed coffee bean bag

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Free Organic Fair Trade Coffee Beans from our friends at Games from Everywhere

23/8/2011

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Purchase any Fair Trade Product from the Fair Trade Gift Catalogue from our friends at Games From Everywhere and they will send you a freshly roasted bag of Premium, Bay Beans Organic Fair Trade Coffee Beans complimentary with your purchase. This offer is strictly limited, so jump on over and take a look at some Classic, Clever and Beautiful games from the Fair Trade catalogue.

About Fair Trade

So, What is Fair Trade?

In the context of the Fair Trade Movement around the world, Fair Trade is international trade in which producers are paid a fair price. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as social and environmental standards.

Fair Trade means that those who work - particularly in developing countries - are paid properly for their labour. Fair trade's strategic intent is to work with marginalised producers and workers in order to help them move towards economic self-sufficiency and stability. It also aims to allow them to become greater stakeholders in their own organisations, as well as play a wider role in international trade.

Fair Trade proponents include a number of international development aid, social, religious and environmental organisations such as Christian Aid, SERRV International, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Catholic Relief Services, and Caritas International.

Whenever we are dealing with hand made games, we seek out Fair Trade producers - those who are being paid fairly for their work. Fair Trade promotes ethical international trade, it rejects sweat shop labour and encourages you, the customer, to do your bit and use your buying power to strenthen producers who truly do look after their workers in developing countries.

If you have any questions about our board games or would like more information about our producers, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Enjoy our store.

Yours,

The Team at
Games from Everywhere

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Fair Trade certified Organic coffee beans

20/5/2011

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I am proud to announce a recent change to our Certified Fair Trade coffee beans, which is now made from 100% organic coffee beans. Each bag comes with the Fair Trade certification sticker.

A sweet, smooth, full bodied, medium to strong coffee bean blend. A beautiful combination of Brazil, Nicuraguan and Indonesian Fair Trade certified, organic coffee beans. These coffee beans cost a little more, but the benefits are many. FairTrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. Bay Beans Fair Trade Organic coffee beans are roasted fresh the day you place your order. Packed in zip-lock, one-way valve, foil lined bags for ultimate freshness. Buy Fair Trade coffee beans.

Have you tried our Rain Forest Alliance decaf coffee?

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