We met Cranks Coffee Coop at the Northern Vegan Fair – and with just one sip of their delicious coffee, Anna was a fan for life! Coffee Cranks are a social enterprise and workers cooperative, selling ethically sourced tea, coffee and snacks from a hand made cargo bike.
“Cargo bike” sounds a little industrial, but actually, the bike is beautiful and curvy, with lots of varnished wood.
The Coffee Cranks idea is beautiful too: to use local cooperation and quality ethical produce to challenge corporatism, youth unemployment and the desire to “give up.”
But for all their brilliant ideas, there is a lot to do before they are a fully functioning coffee cart – first of all, crowd sourcing a start-up fund. They have already received just over 15% of their £7000 start-up goal, and no wonder, because people who become a patron get much more than a fuzzy feeling of good spirit… with cute cog-shaped biscuits, stylish tee-shirts, bags, jewelery and even free event catering up for grabs, this investment is a gift that gives back!
Coffee Cranks Crowdfunding Campaign from Coffee Cranks on Vimeo.
Checkout their website here.