Alternative Grounds - Serving Up Some Java in Toronto!

There is nothing like a cup of fresh roasted coffee to get you going in the morning. Coffee is by far my biggest addiction. I have tried unsuccessfully to quit drinking coffee for many years. I have now come to terms with my addiction and always start my morning off with a fresh cup of java. In my search for eco-restaurants I came across a community-based business in Toronto called Alternative Grounds.

Alternative Grounds is a fairtrade coffee house and roastery. According to the website, they have been in business for the last 10 years and the only roaster in the area that roasts solely fairtrade coffees. Over the years, Alternative Grounds has expanded their fairtrade offerings with variety of teas, cocoa and hot chocolate, chocolate bars, hand-made chocolates and varieties of juice.

I love their philosophy:

Alternative Grounds Coffee House and Roastery is a community-based business. We believe that the practice of business and the strengthening of community should go hand-in-hand.

Our cafe is rooted in the concept of welcome; that is, the creation of space that provides opportunities for the collective energy and gifts of community members to be respected and shared. Indeed, we believe that much that is important in life occurs over a good cup of coffee and a bite to eat.

Given our belief in the power of a shared cup of coffee, our commitment to strengthening relationships locally extends to our relationships globally. Our commitment to fairtrade in coffee is then a matter of principle as well as great taste! Coffee that connects you to the world!

I will be in Toronto on Thursday and will try and make it over to Alternative Grounds for a freshly brewed coffee. I can hardly wait, my addiction is calling out to me.

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Written by steve on January 30th, 2007 with no comments.
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