No secret here, I’m in love with coffee.  For me, nothing makes a busier morning easier to face than rolling out of bed thinking, “Oh good, there’s coffee.”  Lately I’ve been waking up to the newest brew at Peet’s Coffee, Uzuri African Blend, which is available for purchase starting today, March 3rd.  Having been a longtime fan of African coffees, I’ve found this blend to be another fine java to add to the list.  The beans are dark and oily, just how I like then, and the flavor is bold without the bitter, perfect for those who enjoy coffee that doesn’t bite back.  And in a cappuccino, it shows itself off nicely.

But Peet’s has more going for them than just fresh roasted beans and quality coffee.  They’re all about fair trade.  You see, in East Africa, coffee’s birthplace, most coffee farmers earn less than $2 a day!  But Peet’s pays fair wages and collaborates with a nonprofit organization called TechnoServe, which not only assures fair wages and treatment of the farmers, but also provides them with training, giving them a better quality of life.

If your enticed to try Peet’s Uzuri African Blend, how about this?  Peet’s Coffee is giving away 12-ounce bags ($13.95 each) of their freshly roasted beans to FIVE dkM readers!  

Multiple Options for Multiple Entries:

1.) Just visit Peet’s Coffee and tell me what else you liked or learned there. (***You may enter once a day, but please list a new item you like each time.) Remember, leave an interesting comment. If I cannot contact the winner, you might be chosen instead based on your comment.

2.) Blog about, Twitter, Subscribe and/or Become a Fan on FacebookGet an extra entry for each of these activities.  This time just leave a separate comment for each (only one time for each extra activity completed), giving me a link to your blog post, your Twitter name, and/or a note saying you’re an FB Fan and/or subscriber.  SUBSCRIBE HERE!  

(Psst!  My Twitter name is dkMommy.)

Feel free to do all five to gather multiple entries to win! You have until midnight EST on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, to enter.

238 Comments

  1. Today I’m going to pick the Guatemala San Sebastian. I can’t resist the description: “Aromatic yet powerful, reminiscent of fine bittersweet chocolate”–doesn’t that sound wonderful?

  2. Today what strikes my eye, is the Jasmine Downy Pearls.

  3. I learned that they also sells tea

  4. Robyn L Norris

    I learned that Peet’s coffees are made purely of arabica beans.

  5. Robyn L Norris

    I subscribe by email

  6. Robyn L Norris

    I shared on facebook

    robynlnorris

  7. Their coffee items only use arabica beans!

  8. Hand picked and roasted in small batches!

  9. Pure Arabica beans, picked and roasted in small batches. Mmmm…
    Coincidentally, I just tried African coffee for the first time today and am extremely impressed. It is very, very good. South America gets a lot of publicity, and it’s good, but I wasn’t really even aware Africa was such a large producer of quality coffee.
    Thanks for the chance to win!
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  11. the coffee they sell is from arabica beans entirely thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com

  12. i am a fan on facebook id is lepaige

  13. i subscribe

  14. Stephanie Hrouda

    I liked the Grand Sampler and Raspberry Truffles.

  15. Their coffee items only use arabica beans

  16. You can sign up for email news for additional information, promotions, etc. and free shipping on your first order

  17. Their teas look great, especially the Masala Chai Teabags

  18. subscribed via email
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  19. coffee items only use arabica beans

  20. The Pride of the Port tea sounds like a nice strong tea to get you going when you don’t want coffee.

  21. For today, I’d like to try the Garuda Blend.

  22. Evangelina Seehusen

    Would love to try the pride of the port tea also,

  23. Their teas look really good. I would try them all. I find drinking tea every day helps me lose weight.
    DebP
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

  24. I like that they have recurring delivery, and the French Roast looks really good!

  25. I subscribe.

  26. I’m in a mood for tea today and the Masala Chai Teabags look wonderful. Or maybe the Yin Hao Jasmine. Tough choice!

  27. Oooh, the sencha tea bags look awesome too.

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  29. I love that they see loose teas! The Jasmine Downy Pearls would be so great!

  30. I learned that a truly quality-conscious grower may send pickers out to the same trees as many as five times a season, maximizing the potential for quality by picking only the ripe cherries on each visit.

  31. I subscribe
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  32. Our highly trained roasters are dedicated to making sure the roast tastes right for every batch of coffee. They monitor air temperature and combine beans in perfectly blended proportions to bring out their most flavorful and distinctive characteristics. They also personally sample every batch.

  33. I want to win this coffee

  34. Veronica Garrett

    I like the Arabian Mocha-Java.

  35. They have an automatic coffee program so coffee is mailed to your door and you never run out. My husband would love that!

  36. Became a fan of dkMommy Spot on Facebook
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  37. What they are doing to help the coffee growing farmers is a good thing. The Uzuri African Blend and the Arabian Mocha-Java are what I would like to try.

  38. FIRST ORDER IS HIPPED FREE

  39. The roasters check temperature and combine beans to make it taste perfect. They also taste each batch! Yum, what a fantastic job. Can you imagaine creating a perfect batch, smelling coffee raosting, and tasting each batch?! I love that they care enough to do a superior job!
    I also really like that this company cares for the people who work for them unlike so many companies-well, probably most companies, these days.

  40. Facebook fan-carol yerby lewis.

  41. Subscriber.

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  43. Would love to win !!

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