1. Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op
By:
Meg Sellarole
Katie Stoeckel
Katherine Stellman

2. Key Message:
By establishing business co-operative for coffee, a small town in Canada was able to collaborate with local co-operatives in Mexico, showing a win-win situation for environment, development, and business.

3. Just us! Coffee Roasters Co-op is a small co- operative in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, Canada

4. Mission Statemement:
“People and the Planet before Profits.”

5. THE PROBLEM… NOW… the middle man is cut out! Producer Consumer
Reliance on coyotes
Transport, process, export
Who should profit?
NOW… the middle man is cut out!
Producer Consumer

6. About Just Us! Jeff Moore- founder Objectives: Developed in 1990
First Shipment: Spring 1996
Worker Owned Co-op
Products
Coffee
Tea
Sugar
Chocolate
Objectives:
Democratic
Work for the common good
Environmentally responsible
Transparent
Accountable to members

7. The Producers Coffee: El Salvador Costa Rica Columbia Guatemala
Honduras
Peru
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Indonesia
Nicaragua
Mexico
Tea:
Ecuador
Sri Lanka
India
South Africa
Sugar:
Paraguay
Chocolate:
Dominican Republic
Bolivia

8. Certifications FairTrade Canada
Organic Certified Producers and Processors (OCPP)

9. Ecosystem Services
Pollination Migration

10. Employee and Community Benefits
Part-owners
Board of Directors
One member, one vote
Member Roles
Production staff
Administration
Sales
Café workers
Investment Fund

11. The Success of Just Us! High Quality Employment
Increased income for small organic coffee farmers!
Ethical and Quality Product

12. Future Goals
Develop a GLOBAL economic force. Maintain relationship with investors, customers, and employees!

13. Thank you! Link to the article:
Certification-for-coffee-Canada.pdf
Link to the Just Us! Website: