From Skilled Hands

A Tale of Two Coffees: A My Town Monday Post

By fromskilledhands ( August 8, 2010 at 9:14 pm) · Filed under My Town Monday, buy locally, Hippie Coffee Company, My Town Monday, Peace Coffee

A while back, my blogging buddy, Amy Rea, blogged about the Twin Cities’ Peace Coffee. Somehow we started talking about good locally roasted coffees, and Peace Coffee reminded me about Canton, Ohio’s Hippie Coffee Company.

One of us proposed a trade, and so, the Great Peaceful Coffee Adventure began. Amy sent me Peace Coffee and I sent her Hippie Coffee. I’ve always liked Hippie Coffee, so I was delighted to share it with Amy. We continued the trade, and the second time we traded, I sent Amy a mug, and she included a pair of Peace Coffee Socks.

This trade introduced me to another wonderful coffee, and was a reminder that other towns have great local products. When you buy locally, you not only help sustain that merchant’s growth, you support his or her suppliers and the folks whose businesses provide adjunct services, so you truly strengthen your local economy.

Check out local products in your community. Tell others about them—trade with your cyber-buddies. You’ll have fun and will have the opportunity to discover new things.

What are your favorite local products? Feel free to post a comment, or leave a stone (o), to let me know you’ve stopped by.

Wander on over to My Town Monday and see what my fellow MTM Marauders have to say.

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Lots going on for me and my family right now; although I’m not writing posts or posting comments very often, I’m still here, and I’m still reading. Stay tuned. I hope to be back more regularly when the dust settles for us.

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10 comments »

Amy said,

August 8, 2010 @ 10:51 pm

You know, this makes me think–how could we facilitate a “local trade”? this was great fun, and both of our local purveyors benefited (as did we!!).
OldOldLady Of The Hills said,

August 8, 2010 @ 11:39 pm

Thanks so much dear Debra, for your kind and caimg words about Sweetie…I pray he will be on the men and back ho,e, soon….If they can just zero in on the problem…Hoping for the Best-Case-Scenerio there. too……
Pat said,

August 9, 2010 @ 3:00 am

I so emphasise with your last sentence.
We try to support all local traders – especially inns and restaurants – although that may be curtailed in the future.
rudee said,

August 9, 2010 @ 9:30 am

Hippies and Peace? A match made in heaven.
Clare2e said,

August 9, 2010 @ 3:32 pm

I love coffee in all its guises, but when the beans are big and fat, carefully sourced and roasted, and traded with loads of good karma, how can you beat that?
Kim Ayres said,

August 9, 2010 @ 6:59 pm

(o)
Barrie Summy said,

August 9, 2010 @ 10:36 pm

I love the sounds of a coffee trade. I guess we have Peets here in California. What does Peace coffee taste like? Can you compare it to a coffee on the market? What a fun post!
gerry rosser said,

August 11, 2010 @ 10:08 am

Hello.
OldOldLady Of The Hills said,

August 12, 2010 @ 5:09 am

So grateful for your kind words about Sweetie. I’m hoping he will come home on Saturday….!
Lana said,

August 18, 2010 @ 11:48 pm

That’s a great idea. One of my art-blog friends & I once each rendered a painting of the same photo then traded them to one another. That was lots of fun!