Lazika Shows the Untapped Potential of Turkish Tea
By reintroducing care-driven harvesting practices and presenting consumers with a variety of different tea styles, Lazika hopes to improve the quality of Turkish tea.
Protecting The Diversity of Malawian Tea Farms
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.
On The Growing California Coffee Movement
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…
On The Front Lines: Mask-Based Harassment in the Cafe
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…
Rwanda’s Oldest Tea Factory Has Changed Hands: What Does That Mean?
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…
A Brief History of Coffee In Revolution
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.
Big Time Changes: Redefining Spot Coffee
Spot coffee—green, unroasted beans purchased from a warehouse—is often regarded as inferior. But is that really the case?
Haiti: A Story of Revolution and Inspiration at Origin
Haitian coffee producers continue to work tirelessly to improve the quality of their coffee production. Haiti’s story is one of revolution and inspiration.
Trade Winds
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…
A Look Back On Unions: How History Informs The Current Wave of Collective Action in Coffee
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.