Exhibit 31.1



CERTIFICATIONS



I, Paul Katzeff, certify that:



1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Thanksgiving Coffee Company, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004;



2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;



3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;



4. The small business issuers other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) for the small business issuer and have:



a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;



b) evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuers disclosure controls and procedures presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation;



c) disclosed in
this annual report any change in the small business issuers internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuers most recent Fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the small business issuers internal control over financial reporting or caused such controls and procedures, to be designed under our supervision;



5. The small business issuers other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the small business issuers auditors and:



a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuers ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and



b) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuers internal control over financial reporting; and



6. The small business issuers other certifying officers and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were
significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.



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|Date:                                 |  | March 29, 2004  
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|By:                                   |  | /s/ Paul Katzeff
|Paul Katzeff, Chief Executive Officer