Shade-Grown Coffee Sources in the Atlanta Area

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Package labels often don't say shade-grown, so use this list to be sure. Research says that some 80% of fair-trade coffee is also shade-grown.

Company Name/Address Brand/Variety
ALON'S BAKERY - 1394 N. Highland Ave, Atlanta Seattle’s Best Organic coffees - several varieties
AURORA COFFEE - 992 N. Highland Ave, 468 Moreland Ave Ask for current shade-grown, fair-trade variety
ATLANTA COFFEE ROASTERS - 2205-F LaVista Rd (Toco Hills) Costa Rica La Minita, Panama Florentina, Nicaragua Selva Negra
BIRDWATCHER SUPPLY -
2615 Busbee Pkwy, Kennesaw  900 Mansell Rd, Roswell, 2180 Pleasant Hill, Duluth
Song Bird Coffee, Thanksgiving Coffee - Several varieties
BORDERS BOOKS - Several locations in metro Atlanta Cafe Borders Free-Trade Coffee
CARIBOU - Several locations in metro Atlanta Rainforest Blend
CANDLER PARK SUPERMARKET -
1642 McLendon Ave, Atlanta
Seattle’s Best Organic coffees - several varieties
CANTON COFFEE CO., Canton Batdorf & Bronson - most Latin American varieties   
COLD CREAM - 1645 McLendon Ave, Atlanta Batdorf & Bronson - most Latin American varieties
COMMON GROUND CAFE - 2482 Jett Ferry Rd., Dunwoody Kicking Horse coffee
DANCING GOATS COFFEE BAR - 419 W. Ponce de Leon, Decatur Batdorf & Bronson fair-trade, shade-grown coffee
DEKALB FARMERS MARKET - Mexican organic coffee
JAVA MONKEY - 205 E. Ponce de Leon, Decatur Equal Exchange brand – several varieties
JAVAVINO - 579 N. Highland Ave, Atlanta Selva Negra Estate coffee, Rainforest Alliance certified.
KROGER STORES - At some stores, ask if not available. Millstone Mayan Black Onyx, Green Mountain Organic, Newman's Own Organics.
LIFE GROCERY - 1453 Roswell Rd NE, Marietta Jim's Organic
MICHAEL’S COFFEES - N. Decatur Square, Decatur Organic Mexican, Organic Peruvian, Costa Rica Terrazu
NATURE STATION - 913 Commercial St., Conyers Song Bird Coffee - Thanksgiving Coffee, several varieties
NORTHERN STAR COFFEEHOUSE - 45 S. Peachtree St, Norcross Fair-trade, shade-grown coffee
NUTS ‘N BERRIES - 4274 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta Jim’s Organic, Kicking Horse
OCTANE COFFEE BAR - 1009-B Marietta St NW, Atlanta Sanctuary Brand
PERK PLACE - 673 N.Central Ave, Hapeville Most brands and varieties.
PUBLIX - several stores Newman's Own Organics, Seattle's Best Organic, Celestial Seasonings Organic
RAINBOW GROCERY - N. Decatur & Clairmont Rd. Blueridge brand: Guatemala, Peru
RETURN TO EDEN - LaVista & Cheshire Bridge Rd Jim’s Organic
SAN FRANCISCO COFFEE ROASTING CO -
664 N. Highland Ave
Mexican Organic, Peruvian Organic, Guatemalan Organic
SEATTLE'S BEST COFFEE STORES  Grand Pavillion, 11130 St. Bridge Rd, Alpharetta; 4475 Roswell Rd., Marietta; in Crabapple Rd. Kroger, Alpharetta Seattle's Best Organic coffees.
SEVENANDA - 467 Moreland Ave (Little 5 Points) Equal Exchange, Café Campesino, Jim's Organic, Café Altura, Sanctuary.
SWEET JAVA BROWN - 1994 Hosea Williams Dr. (Kirkwood) Batdorf & Bronson - most Latin American varieties.
SWEET TEMPTATIONS - 350 Town Center Ave, Suite 101
Suwanee, GA 30024
Cafe Campesino fair-trade coffee.
STAR PROVISIONS - 1198 Howell Mill Rd Batdorf & Bronson - most Latin American varieties.
STARBUCKS - Multiple locations in metro area. Shade-Grown Mexican when available, fair-trade coffee available year-round.
STONE MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS
923 Main St, Stone Mountain
Guatemala Organic, Honduras Finca Miguel
STRICTLY FOR THE BIRDS
4050 Five Forks Trickum Rd, Lilburn
Song Bird Coffee from Thanksgiving Coffee - Several varieties.
TASTE OF HEAVEN
Sweet Auburn Curb Market, 209 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta
Equal Exchange, Cafe Campesino
TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES
1056 St. Charles Ave NE, Atlanta
227 Sandy Springs Pl, Sandy Springs
Equal Exchange, Cafe San Miguel, Café Campesino, Ten Thousand Villages brand
TRADER JOE'S - Multiple locations in metro area. Cafe Pajaro, Organic Pacifico Blend, Trader Joe's Shade-Grown coffee
WHOLE FOODS – Multiple locations in metro area. Sanctuary brand, most Allegro organic varieties, Jim's Organic, Larry's Beans.
WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED - Multiple locations in metro area. Song Bird Coffee from Thanksgiving Coffee - Several varieties
 Compiled by Atlanta Audubon Society’s Shade-Grown Coffee Committee as of June 2008.
If you can't find shade-grown/fair-trade coffee in your area, be sure to ask your local markets or coffee shops to carry it!

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