Trade Coffee

In “What’s So Bad About Coffee?”, Bluedot’s Sam Moore writes: “Opinions about coffee can be as strong as its flavor.” Finding a coffee that you love and that’s Earth-friendly is tough (for specifics, check out Dear Dot: How Do I Find Sustainable Coffee?). That’s why we recommend Trade Coffee, which offers beans from specialty roasters across the country. Trade’s website makes it easy to sort by certification: They sell over 110 coffees that have Organic, Fair Trade, and Rainforest Alliance certifications. From there, you can filter by six different roast levels and 13 flavor notes. Julia Cooper, Bluedot Living’s Boston editor and the buyer for the hip Cambridge Black Sheep Market, first turned us on to this company. Our Marketplace editor and her husband have ordered six coffees from Trade and enjoyed every one.