Seven Generational Ruminations

I'm new to drinking coffee, and not knowing any better I bought a French Press coffee maker at Ikea. Supposedly this is the best way to prepare coffee by steeping. Unfortunately it broke the other day, leaving me wondering what to do to replace this coffee brewer. And, I wanted to do this in a sustainable way.

What is Fair Trade coffee? You've probably seen this in the organic friendly stores but if you're like me you don't know what it means, why it's important, "they" just make it seem like the right thing to do.