Jade Jones-Hawk

Review of Traditions Fair Trade

Part cafe, part fair-trade shoppe, Traditions to m...

Part cafe, part fair-trade shoppe, Traditions to me feels like the waystation for this time and place. No other business in Olympia gathers the community together in the same way. The food is good, nutritous, and locally sourced from small farms and businesses, and affordable with both coffee (Olympia Coffee) and beans and rice available on days where you might be short on cash via a pay it forward program. And the seasonal offering of ice cream...so good!

Because there is no wifi, people talk, read, write, and play (the stage serves as a play area for kids, with baskets of toys) in a very natural way.

There's colorful community and worker oriented art on the walls, a piano, and a lending library in the cafe. A great spot to have a bite and watch people walk around the lake, or to get food or coffee to go and walk the lake yourself!