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Long before Fair Trade and Organic became widely recognized, founder Linda Burnside set out to prove that a business could succeed while prioritizing people, the environment, and equitable partnerships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"beautiful-joe-balanced-coffee","title":"Beautiful Joe Balanced Coffee","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith notes of vanilla, milk chocolate and walnuts this blend has a sweet aroma, medium fresh acidity, and a syrupy body that makes for an amazing comfort cup of coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVanilla, walnuts, milk chocolate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROAST DEGREE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBalanced\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRECOMMENDED BREWING METHOD: \u003c\/strong\u003eDrip, French Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eRoasted in Stoufvillle, Ontario, Alternative Grounds has been operating as an ethical Canadian producer since 1995. 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