"She said, 'Yeah, it's a great idea, I'll look into it,'" Bar Am says. The Greenhouse has agreed to offer Fair Trade coffee every few days as an alternative to other blends.
When he spoke with Loker Commons Manager Debbie Peters, he was greeted with similar support.
"She said that it sounded promising and that she would check the pricing information," he says. "After break, she said that the would offer it every day."
"We're hoping to serve it for the rest of the year," Peters says. "We're very supportive of the program, and as word gets out about how good the program I think more people will people be supportive of the program and buy the coffee."
The Initiative Director didn't expect HUDS to be so receptive.
"I kind of thought, 'Don't you want us to protest?' They were so cooperative that we didn't make demands, but maybe we will pressure them in the future to serve Fair Trade coffee everyday," he says.
Beckett is more explicit about her desire for HUDS to embrace the cause.
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