What could be better for a coffee lover than to open a box containing a wonderful selection of Café Campesino coffees? (Don't answer that, it was a rhetorical question!). With the holiday season nearly upon us, it's a great time to think about how to make your friends' and family member's java dreams come true – the organic, fair trade way, of course. And we've got some ideas to make this year's gift giving uncomplicated and enjoyable.

Want to give a coffee gift but aren't sure what the gift recipient would like? Try one of Café Campesino's gift boxes. The Americas Tour Box lets your friend or family member travel through the Mexican tropics, climb the Guatemala mountains and rest on the fertile soils of Nicaragua — metaphorically, that is — as they savor our Mexican Chiapas Full City roast, Guatemala Highlands Full City roast and Nicaragua Medium roast. A 16-ounce bag of each single origin, along with a personalized gift card, is included. If your gift recipient has never experienced the taste of fair trade, the Sampler Box is a terrific introduction to each of our roast styles, with one 16-ounce bag each of Nicaragua Medium roast, Guatemala Highlands Full City roast and Decaf  Dark roast. Your personalized gift card completes the present. The world travelers on your gift list will appreciate the World Tour Box, a world-class trio that caravans the recipient through pristine coffee lands. It includes one 16-ounce bag each of our Ethiopia Limu Full City roast, Sumatra Gayo Full City roast and Guatemala Highlands Full City roast, along with your personalized gift card.

Café Campesino also has a number of gift baskets that are sure to please even the most discriminating of your fair trade friends. A must for your tea-loving friends, the Paz Gift Basket includes two boxes (16 bags each) of Earl Grey and Orange Spice from our friends at Choice Organics, the book A Cafecito Story and the CD Music From the Tea Lands. Sure to warm the heart of a child, the Nińos Playground Gift Basket features two CDs – World Playground and Music of the Andes along with The Cafecito Story book. The Campesino Gift Basket shares both the name and spirit of our company, including one 16-ounce bag of our Guatemala Highlands Full City roast, our unique, hand-craft Café Campesino mug and the CD Music From The Coffee Lands. The La Familia Gift Basket combines the delicious taste of fair trade with some coffee accessories for a unique present for friends, family or co-workers. It includes one 16-ounce bag each of our Nicaragua Medium and Ethiopia Limu Full City roasts, one Krups Fast-Touch grinder, one hand-crafted 14-ounce Café Campesino mug, along with a bonus Music of the Andes CD. All of our gift baskets feature a fairly traded hand-woven Bangladesh basket plus a fairly traded hand-made Russian holiday ornament and a fairly traded gift card designed by Nicaraguan artists. Each basket is lovingly assembled with colorful holiday paper, ribbons and straw bedding.

If you're feeling ambitious, consider making your own gift basket. Start with a theme, for example "a crossword coffee break." Combine a 16-ounce bag of Café Campesino coffee with one of our hand-crafted mugs, a crossword puzzle book and a pencil. Or how about "coffee and dessert?" Make up a basket of Café Campesino coffee, homemade cookies and chocolate truffles. An Italian dinner basket might include pasta, sauce and a bag of espresso. Let your imagination run wild!

Too many choices? If you can't decide on the right gift box or basket, send a Café Campesino gift certificate. They're available in $20, $35, $50 and $100 denominations.

Here's to happy gift giving! Click here to shop Fair Trade.

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