Welcome to our first coffee shop spotlight! This will be a new series for our blog where we will go to a new coffee shop every week in the pullman/moscow area. we go into depth about their coffee beans sources, access to that information, and their overall conservation efforts. After assessing these different categories we will be determining whether the organization gets our stamp of approval.
This week's coffee shop is Thomas Hammer coffee shop. They have a store in downtown Pullman but have other locations in Spokane, Cheney, and Coeur d'alene. I ordered a cold brew instead of hot coffee and I was disappointed everything came in non compostable plastic. The information of where the beans came from was not easily accessible. However the barista working at the time put me in the right direction to do some research myself. Looking on the website I can see most of the coffee comes from small family farms or fair trade certified. These small family farms are preferred to larger coffee farms, and the fair trade certified isn't the end all be all of “ethical coffee growing” but it is a good sign. Overall I think Thomas Hammar could be doing a better job of making that information accessible in the store and on their website, but i dont think they’re hiding anything from their customers by not being more transparent. I think Thomas Hammer does a solid job being socially responsible. They have quality coffee that comes from ethical sources and do an ok job at using products that limit landfill. I am going to give Thomas Hammer our silver stamp of approval!
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