Origin & Trade

Malawi is the second-largest tea producer in Africa, with large farms producing the majority of the country's output—but smallholder farms are the key to preserving a rich and diverse growing tradition.

20 years ago, a farmer had an idea to try to grow coffee in California. Now, the burgeoning California coffee industry has the potential to support struggling farms and change the way we value…

Once the pandemic began and baristas remained on the front lines, they became the de facto enforcers of mask mandates. Eight baristas tell us about the arguments, hostility, and harassment they endured behind the…

Farmers in Rwanda were given 100% ownership of the Mulindi Tea Factory by private owners. Twenty-eight years after a horrific genocide tore apart the country, this deal is an example of real empowerment that…

The stimulating effects of caffeine have done more than help people through long work days. All over the world, coffee has played a part in challenging the status quo.

Spot coffee—green, unroasted beans purchased from a warehouse—is often regarded as inferior. But is that really the case?

Haitian coffee producers continue to work tirelessly to improve the quality of their coffee production. Haiti’s story is one of revolution and inspiration.

There’s a step usually left out when informing the consumer of all the varied aspects of the coffee supply chain, a step that is so ubiquitous in modern trade that it is barely thought…

For sectors of the coffee industry considering how the power of collective bargaining might improve their lives, it's worth looking at the history of US unions.

Congolese coffee has historically been absent from most coffee roasters’ menus—but may soon become a go-to in America because of its unique versatility.