Cream of the Cup: Our 18 Favorite Triple-Certified Coffees

by Sarah Irani on August 6, 2009 in Food Sex

Triple Certified coffee – the gourmet, deluxe, connoisseur’s brew. Coffee that’s organic, fair trade and shade grown. Coffee that’s good for the people, the forest and the birds.

Here’s a guide to the cream of the cup. These sites are worth browsing for the grower’s stories and photos of the people and the farms.

Café Altura
Café Canopy
Café Fair
Caffe Ibis
Café Mam
Coffee-Tea-Etc
Dean’s Beans
The Groovy Mind
Grounds for Change
Heine Brothers Coffee
Higher Ground Roasters
Higher Grounds Trading Company
Nectar of Life
Peace Coffee
PT’s Coffee
Pura Vida
Sabino’s Coffee
Tree Frog Coffees

Drop us a comment below if you know of any other Triple Certified coffees.

Image: Jeff Kubina

DISCUSSION

Luanne
August 6th, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Have to admit, only one I have heard of is Nectar of Life. Great to know these others. Thanks.
Wendy
August 11th, 2009 at 8:04 PM

Seattle’s Caffe Ladro sells only organic, fair trade, shade-grown coffee, and Spud carries their beans, so you can have it delivered to your house with other groceries.
Tree Frog Coffees
June 17th, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Thanks for recognizing Tree Frog Coffees!