Saturday, July 27, 2013

Teas

Currently carrying Equal Exchange teas (20 individual pouches per box)

Green
Chai
Vanilla Rooibos
Chamomile

Chocolate Menu

These items currently in stock at The Shoppes at Brownstone (see here for extended menu)

Bark (8oz bag) $14
Chili Orange Walnut*
Cherry Almond
Cranberry Ginger

Tastes of Mercy (all Vegan & gluten free) $10
Almond Clusters
Peanut Butter Cups
Coconut Cups
Caramel Clusters

Equal Exchange (3.5oz bars) $6 each
Caramel Crunch Dark with Sea Salt*
Orange Dark
Dark & Almonds
Dark 70%
Milk with hint of Hazelnut

Equal Exchange Unsweetened Dutched Cocoa $12

*house favorites

Coming in the fall...chips, bars and cocoa for all your baking needs! Click on link above for extended menu.

Coffee Menu

Single origin beans and blends currently available...

wb = whole bean         grd = ground
*water processed decaf available by request

1lb. - $16   1/2lb. - $10
8oz 16oz
Yirgacheffe spicy and fragrant with notes of citrus light/med wb, grd  
Breakfast perfect cup to get your morning going medium   grd
Guatemala smooth, nutty, well-balanced medium wb, grd  
CafĂ© Monteverde superior beans grown in Costa Rican cloud forest, bright, crisp medium wb, grd  
Moka Java Moka, Ethiopia and Islands of Java, Indonesia, exotic medium/dark   grd
LoneStar smooth, rich blend light & dark roasts from Central & South America medium/dark   grd
Mercy blend bold, earthy Indonesian, Central & South America; espresso dark wb, grd  
Texas Blend Central & South American beans with big Texas-sized flavor, full-bodied; espresso extra dark/Italian   grd

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Good beans

Mercy's coffee is roasted fresh to order at Texas Coffee Traders in Austin, Texas and shipped the next day. People... that is fresh and you can taste the difference! TCT has been roasting great beans since 1981. Our beans originate from developing areas of the world like Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Fair trade cooperatives in these areas empower small-scale farmers with fair wages, safe working conditions and much more all while maintaining environmental sustainability.

In other words...Fair trade is good people helping other good people of developing countries who would otherwise be exploited to provide you with the highest quality products on the market. No children were harmed or trafficked to work on farms. No one cheated out of pay. No families going hungry and sinking deeper into poverty. No natural habitat or wildlife destroyed in the process.

Now doesn't that make you feel good?

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Welcome to Mercy fair trade

...loose the chains of injustice (Isaiah 58:6)...
How can you actively play a part in relieving oppression? The choices you make have an impact on countless others.

Welcome to Mercy fair trade.

Fair trade is a response to injustice. Let me encourage you, the consumer, to consider the social, economic and environmental impact of your purchasing. From where are the products you purchase made? Wh...at are the working conditions of the people involved? Are children forced to labor instead of attending school? Is the environmental impact of production considered?

Fair trade is a partnership between marginalized producers of the developing world and you, the responsible consumer. With every dollar you spend on fair trade items, you are voting for justice, equality and respect for the producer.

It is the mission of MERCY to loose the chains of injustice by empowering producers with the means to break the cycle of poverty. We can accomplish that mission only if we each do our own small part to change the bigger picture.

Be informed. Be responsible. Buy fair trade.