chilly reception!  
...in Wednesday, June 9, metro, www.metro.us, we were mentioned for our cold coffee at the Head House Farmers' Market.  "The beloved Joe Coffee Bar may have closed, but you can still catch their fairly traded beans and brews at the Headhouse Farmers Market".  No, my mom doesn't work there, but I'm still glad to see the mention!  Thanks!
coming soon! 
Four Worlds Bakery, 3642 Woodland Avenue, http://fourworldsbakery.vpweb.com/ We will be moving our soon-to-expand coffee roasting operation to FWB; and other artisans are in the works. FWB will be a busy place; basically a shared art studio making "art you can eat and drink." Opening of the store will be the culmination of all these efforts as we welcome in the public to the space so we can feed you. Gil's Canele, and Buttercream Cupcakes are moving in shortly, too. Watch for more news!
name change!
...may be in the works, but the same 100% organic . fair trade . sustainable coffee isn't changing! Can you say "Philly Fair Trade Roasters"?

PROJECT LEARN DOES GOOD (well?)

The eighth graders at Project Learn School have an ambitious "field trip"planned. They are raising the funds needed to send themselves to Costa Rica this spring, where they will be doing community service as they learn all about the region's culture, history and more. To help raise money for this expedition, they are teaming up with Joe Coffee Bar and selling FRESH JOE, a fair trade, organic blend from a woman-owned farm in Honduras. They even designed their own label!  Did you expect less from a school with over 40 years of progressive education?

Please support these ambitious youngsters who are working for a more sustainable world!  Want to purchase their coffee to help support them?  Want to contribute to the success of their project?  Want to find out how you could make this a permanent part of curriculum?  Contact them!

Project Learn School

6525 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, 19119

215.438.3623  

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Head House Square Farmers' Market SUNDAY, look for us, near 2nd & Lombard in the Head House, selling our wares every Sunday 10-2 p.m.
Fitler Square Farmers' Market SATURDAY, 23rd & Pine Streets, 9-1:30 p.m. find us, selling our just-roasted coffee beans, and selling Gil's awesome canele! 

WE'RE NO LONGER AT Piazza Schmidt's Farmers' Market SATURDAYS.  Please look forward to us at NEW markets near you this summer.  Thanks for your patronage while we were there, and remember, you can always find us at Pumpkin Market, 1610 South Street!

HOW DID THE GREAT PUMPKIN

TEAM UP WITH  'roasted joe'?   find out -- http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=232787417972

> EVERYTHING GETS GREENER BUT JOE'S POCKETS! <

NOW YOUR COFFEE'S PACKED IN BROWN CELLOPHANE-LINED COMPOSTABLE/RECYCLABLE BAGS. 

Same price, same great quality-coffee you've been buying for 8 years.  Part of our mission statement is to be sensitive to the environment--people and planet.  I'm always looking for another way to be a little better.  Just remove the metal tie from your bag of coffee or granola, and bury, compost or recycle it--the cellophane lining is vegetable-based and breaks down with the paper. 

WHAT'S WITH THE PAPER BAG? 

Our unbleached coffee bag with heat-sealed liner is recyclable/compostable.  Our product is always fresh--roasted a few times weekly in small batches as needed, not warehoused.  Unless you're storing for months unopened, foil or heavy plastic bags are overkill--for the coffee and granola and the planet.

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Temple University professor and author Bryant Simon launched his new book,   "Everything But The Coffee, learning about America from Starbucks" is the first book about Starbucks that probes the  company's psychological, emotional, political, and sociological power to discover how Starbucks' explosive success and rapid deflation exemplify American culture at this historical moment.  He presented his views of fair trade and coffee marketing at the old coffeehouse, and many found him riveting and powerful.  Bryant did a bit of his research at the coffeehouse, and joecoffee is featured in the book!   If you missed hearing him speak occasionally at the coffeehouse,     CHECK OUT ONE OF BRYANT'S RECENT INTERVIEWS:

http://video.google.com/videosearch?client=safari&rls=en&q=briant+simon+everything+but+the+coffee&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=r_X1SpjrCoTe8QahsO3zCQ&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CBcQqwQwAg#

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NOW MORE THAN EVER

LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

They need you to shop in their stores, dine in their restaurants, and yes get cavities filled in their dental offices.  You benefit too, because for every $100 spent in independently owned stores, more than $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other  expenditures. 
If you spend that in a national chain, less than $43 stays here and unfortunately leaves in a single circulation.

Spend it online and nothing comes home.  Zero.

Shopping local keeps "for rent" signs out of store windows, municipal taxes down, and your favorite businesses around.
IF YOU DON’T SUPPORT THEM, THEY CLOSE AND THERE’S LESS OPTIONS AND COMPETITION.

Local business owners don't want a bailout.  They want a fair chance.

They just want your business. 
Please support your small local independent businesses.

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