COFFEE Project Starts Brewing
This week, labor advocacy non-profit Verité, with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, officially launched Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project, spanning Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico
Brazil & Colombia Join Forces to Combat Low Prices
Two of the world’s largest arabica-producing countries are teaming up with the goal of helping coffee growers reverse the effects of the current coffee price crisis.
Crisis Forces Colombia’s Coffee Farmers Fight for Living Wage
The lands that produce Colombia’s treasured coffee beans are disappearing as market prices reach a nadir.
Rainforest Alliance & UTZ Mutual Recognition Certification
Beginning July 1, Rainforest Alliance will offer further mutual recognition options for its cocoa, tea, and hazelnut programs, following its 2018 merger with UTZ. Notably absent from this option, however, is coffee.
Fermentation at Origin
Different coffee-producing regions have different fermentation traditions, which, for the most part, have been handed down from generation to generation. But a growing number of coffee producers are experimenting with new fermentation techniques to…
Do You Know? Part 2: Chad Trewick & Peter W. Roberts
Following a successful workshop with producers in Guatemala and speaking appearances at the 2019 Specialty Coffee Expo in Boston, Trewick and Roberts continue to share their thoughts on the Guide and the future of…
Conversations from the Specialty Coffee Expo – Kimberly Noon
VP of Marketing for Bellwether
Conversations from the Specialty Coffee Expo: Katia Zelaya
Specialty Coffee Producer and Exporter for Ricardo Zelaya Coffee
Recognition for Social and Environmental Impact in Coffee
Ernesto Illy Award for the Sustainable Quality of Coffee
Trees May Not Be for the Birds
A new study from the University of Delaware has found that we may be overlooking the most important factor in creating bird friendly coffee: what kind of trees are being planted.