S5E1: Coffee: Trouble Brewing?

It’s the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine, Making Contact and Green Grid Radio team up to count the costs of your morning cup o’ joe. Hosted by Mallory Smith and George Lavender. Contributing producers: Jennifer Dunn, Laura Flynn, Mallory Smith. Featuring: Jairo Martinez, Mariana Cruz, Suzana Angarita, coffee farmers; Jeff Goldman, former executive director Fairtrade Resource Network; Jeff Chean, Principal and Chief Coffee Guy Groundworks Roasters John Hazen, single-cup coffee machine owner; Rebecca Jewell, recycling program manager for Davis Street Transfer Station