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Article: Santa Monica's Urth Caffe Establishes Itself as an International Leader Through Mountain Gorilla Coffee Program; The Coffee Emporium's Owner Presents Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau with the Unique Ugandan Blend.
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- Business Wire
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- January 10, 2006
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Shallom Berkman, co-founder of Santa Monica's award-winning organic coffee and tea emporium Urth Caffe, recently presented the first package of Ugandan Mountain Gorilla Coffee to Misti Kerns, president and CEO of Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), and Wendy O'Dea, director of communications. Ugandan journalist Daniel Karibwije was also present (photo available at www.santamonicanewsroom.com).
The coffee is the product of Urth's Mountain Gorilla Coffee program, which provides farmers in Kisoro, Uganda, with training in organic growing techniques as well as tools and equipment. The goal of the program is to provide higher ...