| This was my caramel latte'. Almost too pretty to drink! Almost. |
Our first stop on our Fair Trade Field Trip today was Carabello Coffee in Newport. Carabello is the same company that supplies Velocity Bike and Bean in Florence. They've now opened their own shop.
I had a caramel latte', Noah and Rebekah both had hot chocolate and Leah had a gourmet apple cider popsicle. Everything was delicious, including the homemade salted caramel placed next to my latte'. Carabello has a great story about starting with a commitment to purchase directly from the farmers that grow the coffee.
To quote their Facebook page, they are a "philanthropic artisan coffee roasting company serving Greater Cincinnati. Our mission is to equitably source exceptional coffees, roast them to perfection and then use the profits as a way to fund works of compassion in Third World coffee producing nations like Nicaragua and Kenya. We give Cincinnati coffee lovers who want to shop their conscience a reason to celebrate."
Located at 107 East 9th Street, we discovered that they sit in the heart of a great "mom and pop" business district on Monmouth that we will explore further in the near future. Honestly, this is worth your trip down to Newport whether you're heading to the Levy or not. Stop in, by some coffee, sit and chat with your chums and know that your purchase is making a difference.
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