Local Coffee Shop Guide

In my quest to find the perfect cup of coffee, I have created a handy guide for all of the local coffee shops (that I could think of) as well as two local coffee suppliers/roasters--Ugly Mug and McCarter's. I have listed additional information from their websites where available.

These are the attributes used to determine the coffee's perfectness:
LR--Locally Roasted
O--Organic
FT--Fair Trade
BF--Bird Friendly*

*It is safe to assume that organic and fair trade coffee is somewhat bird friendly by default, but I am only listing BF next to coffee that explicitly lists bird friendly as one of its attributes.

I have these listed in alphabetical order:

Bluff City Coffee
Bluff City Coffee provides high quality Italian style espresso beverages. Each ingredient has been carefully selected to offer the finest taste possible. (There is no mention of LR, O, FT, or BF anywhere on their website.)

Brother Juniper's College Inn O, FT
True Blue Coffee Roasters has been named the official coffee of Brother Juniper's Restaurant. Their coffee is the highest quality Fair Trade Organic coffee available. A variety of single estate and special blends are offered in whole bean which brings a memorable gourmet coffee experience with every cup.

Cafe Eclectic FT
Cafe Eclectic offers illy coffee, which buys beans directly from the source, making illy one of the largest fair trade coffee companies in the world. illy caffé exclusively purchases coffee of the Arabica species, in particularly from Brazil, the largest producer worldwide, but also from the countries of Central America, India, and Africa.

Harbor Town Coffee O, FT, BF
Supporters of Grower's First which is helping coffee growing families in remote communities through direct training and assistance.

High Point Coffee LR, O, FT
High Point Coffee began as a single coffeehouse in Oxford, MS and has evolved into a roaster and distributor of specialty grade coffees from around the world.

The company supports sustainable growing practices and equitable relationships through worldwide alliances. High Point is a member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, the Rainforest Alliance, FairTradeUSA, the Organic Crop Improvement Association, and the BBB of Mississippi.

Java Cabana O, FT

McCarter's Coffee LR, FT
McCarter's Coffee in Millington is TransFair certified to see that growers receive above-market prices. Their coffee is roasted locally and is available in the store on weekends only, online, at Miss Cordelia's, and at Restaurant Iris.

Otherlands Coffee Bar LR, O, FT, BF
Otherlands uses Ugly Mug coffee (more info below).

Quetzal LR
Quetzal generally offers fair trade and organic varieties, but they are no longer certified.

Republic Coffee LR
Republic Coffee is a purveyor of world coffee markets and they roast their bean varieties locally. Their mission is to develop a green solar coffee roaster and roast off-grid.

Starbucks O, FT
Starbucks offers a few organic, fair-trade, and shade grown options, but according to their website, they "buy coffee solely on its performance in the cup." Starbucks combs the world for the perfect combination of climate, soil, elevation, and agricultural practices that come together to produce a great coffee. When searching for coffees, the only question for Starbucks is this: Which coffees from a given location best represent the perfect intersection of climate and skilled horticulture?

Ugly Mug LR, O, FT, BF
Sells only fair trade & organically grown coffee. Ugly Mug is looking to start two programs that will directly impact growers. They plan to set up/are in the process of setting up economic assistance programs and coops with specific farmers. The unique factor driving this endeavor is equipping the coffee farmers with tools and skills that make their coffee more valuable on the commercial market. Additionally, they will be able to trace the coffee from the individual farm all the way through to the cup of coffee their customers enjoy, a huge selling point that is needed but not provided with almost all coffee today.

Did I forget anyone?