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- @PangaeaOrganica :)
- @LittleLaura Indeed it is. I think we should break it up -- small is beautiful -- but nobody is asking me. -R
- @PangaeaOrganica oh my - so far away! UK is so small compared to your big land! :)
- RT @LittleLaura: @PangaeaOrganica am coming across to Atlanta for #10NTC :)
- @LittleLaura If you're up for a drive: http://bit.ly/ajHS4q If not, have fun in the States and enjoy the conference nonetheless. :)
- @PangaeaOrganica am coming across to Atlanta for #10NTC :)
- RT @LittleLaura: @PangaeaOrganica coffee is always the best part of my day! Will be on your side of the pond in a few weeks btw :)
- @LittleLaura You're headed this way, really! Where? Anywhere near Seattle? It would be great to see you. -Rick
- @PangaeaOrganica coffee is always the best part of my day! Will be on your side of the pond in a few weeks btw :)
- RT @PangaeaOrganica Good meeting this morning w Dave and @fulv of @sailtransport. An exciting New Economy idea: import green coffee by sail.
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Market Street Traders, Part 1: Facing a Tough Economy
It is not easy for all of us to tell our own story. When times are good we can be humble and self-effacing. When times are hard we might turn inward and find it difficult to ask for help.
Weeks ago Tammy James, co-owner with her husband Andy of Market Street Traders in Ballard, pulled me aside to tell me that they were going to have to close the store. I hadn’t known Tammy to be particularly emotional, but this was an exception. She felt that she was letting people down. She was worried about her employees. She told me how she felt when she had to cancel an order on a town in Vietnam that produces a particular item for the store. She felt that she was letting down family and friends who first helped with remodeling and then made the cafe their third place. She even felt that she was letting me down, the guy who supplies their coffee.
Ever since then I have been trying to determine some way to relay their story in a manner that might make a difference. Today my mom and I stopped by for a late lunch and I learned that they’re not finished quite yet. I will write more over the next few days, but in the meantime click through the photo above to watch the video produced by KING 5, a local news station.
– Rick
Free delivery through Christmas Eve!
The roaster elves might not be too happy about this, and our deliveries are usually by bicycle rather than by flying sled, but here we go. Daily delivery anywhere in Seattle for free through Christmas Eve. Orders placed by noon on 12/24 will be delivered by the time Santa drops in later that night. Just select the free delivery option that says exactly that!
Meet us at the Phinney Market this Sunday, 12/20
Join us, Kevin and Rick, at the Phinney Market (map) Sunday morning, 12/20, for free samples of our Air Roasted, Organic, Fair Trade coffees from around the world. We will be demonstrating different brewing methods.
$2 off our packaged coffees while we are at the store!
Join us at WinterGREEN
Green living is more than springtime and harvest; it’s a year round way of life. Green living is acting local and building community with our neighbors. WinterGREEN is the new annual Seattle green, local living festival celebrating our community and the beginning of winter.
Featuring local businesses, WinterGREEN is the place to meet your neighborhood, from the local dog walker to the new cupcake shop. Listen to live music as you interact with local green living shops as they compete for the most creative booth. Mingle with new friends from down the street over food and beverages from local companies like Skillet. And bring your dog for pictures and our version of a “best in show!”
Saturday, 05 December 2009 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. At 1408 E Union St Seattle, WA 98122.
