Tahong Bundok at Cordillera Coffee

Cordillera Coffee presents Baguio's seasoned artists in a group exhibit opening on the 20th of May at 6PM.

Tahong Bundok started in 1980 with 12 members. They derived the name from 'tinunong' tahong and it sounds 'Taong Bundok' which refers to d artists up in the highlands. The group has become as an inspiration to other artists who followed in forming other groups. Together, these artists continue to promote the best of Cordillera culture through their art.

The group, composed of an art professor, architect, engineer, writer, teacher, photographer, and commercial artist, create works of art as diverse as they are.

View their photos, gallery, and online profile at
http://www.homegrownart.net/tahongprofile.htm

Let's plant more coffee trees!

Be part of the coffee story.

Coffee AID (Assistance for Indigenous Development) is an NGO that advocates fair trade, empowerment for indigenous peoples, and love for our own. We buy the coffee from indigenous backyard growers from the Cordillera at above-market prices. This is because we believe that they deserve the right price for their quality organically-grown coffee. Through this advocacy, we aim to eliminate the 'middleman' practice where coffee is bought from them at such a low price then sold at high margins to end-consumers. Our native coffee growers care for the coffee they produce; coffee has been their way of life. Exploitation has been their pain and we hope to completely reverse this by helping give what is due them.

Aside from volunteer opportunities, it also offers a program for private individuals to advance-buy coffee thus helping the native farmers get regular income.

On December, the peak of coffee harvest, we started a pilot volunteer program in the Coffee AID farms. We helped in picking the coffee cherries and spent time with the farmers and their children. Summer is the best time for planting new coffee trees, and in our commitment to give what we could, we are enjoining volunteers (yes, you! :D) to be part of the wonderful story of coffee! This is an exciting opportunity to give of ourselves - to plant not just seedlings of coffee trees, but more so to plant hope in the lives of the local coffee farmers.

Aside from tree-planting, we shall also hold various activities for the children, teens and youth in the community. If you are not allowed to do strenuous activities (health conditions, etc) but still want to take part in this unique experience, we still have something for you. You can teach or hold workshops or do story-telling sessions for the youth.

Accommodation is free at the Coffee AID Center in the mountains of Atok, Benguet, and we'd all chip-in for food (fresh veggies, red rice, fresh fruits, weeee!). The Center has a kitchen and hot shower, and for more details, kindly check the attached file. And since May 1st is only a few nights away, we hope you would be available for a pre-trip meeting on Monday, 28th of April.

coffee aid volunteers' orientation
530PM april 28 monday
cordicoffee marikina
agenda: coffee tree planting on may1-3

to be followed by the opening of
Bin-i: A tribute to Coffee AID farmers
a travelling exhibit in honour of native coffee growers

featuring a
free screening
of BLACK GOLD
www.blackgoldmovie.com
a documentary about coffee and trade
at 7PM (please confirm attendance, limited seats)

see you on monday! :D
free coffee for volunteers!

for more queries and other info
please contact
iona at 09226702205/ 09205729940
or pao at 09227213835
or phone the cordi marikina shop at (02)9338040
or email cordilleracoffee@gmail.com

Para sa Kalikasan, Kalinangan, Kaunlaran

Cordillera Coffee
together with Kalayaan College & Riverbanks Center

celebrates
earth day

Kalikasan
Kalinangan
Kaunlaran
An Earth Day Music & Art Festival
19-22 April 2008
Riverbanks Center


April 19
10:00 am
Art Exhibit Opening

4:00 pm
Handog sa Kalikasan
Musika at Sining para sa
Kalikasan
Riverbanks Promenade

6:30 pm
PanitiKalikasan
Tula para sa Kalikasan kasama sina Vim Nadera, Teo Antonio, Siege Malvar, atbp.
Cordillera Coffee - Marikina

April 20

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
KapePinta Art Competition
Riverbanks Promenade

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kwentong Kalikasan
Storytelling sessions with the Alitaptap Storytellers and Teatro Marikina
Riverbanks Promenade

April 21

10:00 am
Film Showing: An Inconvenient Truth
Cordillera Coffee - Marikina

4:00 pm
Film Showing: An Inconvenient Truth
Riverbanks Food Court

April 22

5:00 pm
MusiKKKA!
Musika para sa Kalikasan,Kalinangan, Kaunlaran
Tampok ang Alun-Alun
Dance Circle, Encantada,
Republika de Lata,
Marikina Dance Guild, at KontraGapi
Riverbanks Food Court

For more details contact
Cordillera Coffee - Marikina at (02)9338040 or
Riverbanks Marketing (02)9489794

OrganiKorner!

You are all invited to our

Organic Corner
16 April 2008
7:30am onwards
at Cordillera Coffee
Riverbanks Center, Marikina City

organic vegetables from Benguet
organic coffee
Baguio's Finest strawberry jam

All vegetables, fruits, and herbs for sale are directly from the La Trinidad Organic Practitioners (LaTOP) Multi-Purpose Cooperative, certified organic by the Department of Agriculture

Coffee is 100% Arabica from Atok, Benguet. It is grown organically by the Coffee AID farmers.

Below is a list of initial produce and price/s.

Brocolli 160/kilo
Carrots 200/kilo
Cucumber 200/kilo
Red Wave Lettuce 200/kilo
Iceberg Lettuce 200/kilo
Red Lettuce 200/kilo
Lemon 60/kilo
Watercress (Tansoy) 100/kilo
Basil 400/kilo
*Arugula 800/kilo
*Yacon 100/kilo
Cherry Tomatoes 200/kilo
Sayote Tops 100/kilo

Cordillera Arabica Php 200/ 200grams

*subject to availability

For orders, please phone Cordillera Coffee - Riverbanks at (02)4822515 / (02)9338040, text 09226702205, or email us at cordilleracoffee@gmail.com.

Orders placed this week will be available the following Wednesday, 23 April 2008.

Maraming salamat!

An anecdote: CoffeeAID Harvest!

AKO - Opens tomorrow, 18March!

Ako showcases the works of the second year students of the University of the Philippines Baguio Fine Arts program in their Painting II class this semester.

They learned to work with oil paint using different techniques such as glazing - the traditional, indirect method of painting employed by the old masters; scumbling - a method that permits previous
layers of color to show through opaque second layers of color; and alla prima the one-layer, direct method of painting.

Opens Tuesday 18 March 6PM
CordiCoffee - Baguio

With special performances by Repolyo Revolution

Aroma of Success brews in Cordillera

Dear friends, we'd like to share this article recently published in Business Mirror:

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0314&152008/special_feature01.html

:-)

Umali Kayo!

indulge in cordillera coffee's new food items

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jam with repolyo revolution | the rice guys | ubbog: cordillera young writers

friday 1st feb 6:30pm

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