Green Daily

I really enjoy my morning coffee - in a stay out of my way til I get it and can function normally again kind of way. I am always looking for better options for my morning pot, both for the environment and in the taste department.

On a recent trip to Costa Rica, I stocked up on locally grown coffees. But, now that I have finished that off, I needed something new. And then I found Cafe Mam (sounds like mom). They have 100% organic, fair trade certified, shade grown, high altitude coffee that is roasted to order.

Oh, it's also packed in kraft paper bags with glassine liners. Completely recyclable, unlike those plasticy metal-like bags you get at the grocery store. The best part of all this is that the coffee tastes really good too. You can tell there is a lot of attention to growning quality beans and roasting them to perfection.

My favorite? The Mocho Blend which blends medium roast beans with Italian roast to make a fruity, smooth blend with no bitter taste at all. As someone who adds cream and sugar to coffee, I tried the Mocho Blend with just a small amount of sugar and it was definitely drinkable.

The Cafe Mam web site can tell you everything from the history of the Mam peoples who grow the coffee beans to the folks up in Oregon who roast them and every part of the process in between. If you are looking for some responsible, and still delicious, coffee, check out Cafe Mam. At $4.25 for a half pound and bulk pricing for you serious coffee drinkers, it's not priced out of the daily coffee drinkers budget.