Fair Grounds Inc

Fair Grounds Organic Café & Roastery is a small coffee shop with a lot of heart. Located in the Lake Shore West community of Long Branch. Fair Grounds is dedicated to providing individuals with fresh, Certified Fair Trade and organic products. By choosing Fair Trade products we and our customers are making a choice to help producers in developing countries obtain better trading conditions and promote sustainability OUR HISTORY Fair Grounds, unlike most coffee shops, did not start as a business plan. Rather, it started as a passion for supporting communities abroad in their attempt to sell quality products at a fair price. The owner, Jeffrey Stinson, began doing research on coffee for another business, when he realized that not only is coffee the most sprayed crop next to cotton, but that farmers are losing money in its production and being further pushed into poverty. Upon gaining this knowledge, he thought it was an important cause to support, and roasting coffee seemed like an interesting hobby. He began roasting coffee with a friend in a warehouse, selling the beans at local farmers markets. The passion that Jeffrey developed for this cause has not wavered, however his hobby has grown into a flourishing coffee shop. On top of this, Fair Grounds offers a selection of freshly in-house baked treats that will compliment your coffee perfectly.