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    Announcing our 2017 Impact Report comic

    by Liam Brody on December 19, 2018 at 7:04 AM

    Telling the story of La Lucha (the fight) for a more sustainable supply chain

    The odds stacking up against coffee farmers around the globe are like...

    Introducing our newest Relationship Coffee origin: Yunnan

    by Jorge Cuevas on December 12, 2018 at 8:10 AM
    Image by Bryon Lippincott for Yunnan Coffee Traders

     An origin on the rise

    China has been mentioned in plenty of headlines recently—from trade wars...

    Mexico's Coffee Revival, Part 3: Launching our new project with the IDB to support smallholders in Chiapas and Oaxaca

    by Jerónimo Bollen on November 28, 2018 at 8:08 AM

    This is the final blog of a three-part blog series on Mexico's coffee renaissance. Read part 1 here and part 2 here.

    Partnering for Impact

    At the...

    Mexico's Coffee Revival, Part 2: Shining a Light on Oaxaca with La Lucha Single Village Coffees

    by Jamie Pockrandt on November 19, 2018 at 8:24 AM

    This is part 2 of a three-part blog series on Mexico's coffee renaissance. Read part 1 here and part 3 here.

    In part 1 of this blog series, Jorge...

    Mexico's Coffee Revival, Part 1: A Sleeping Giant

    by Jorge Cuevas on November 13, 2018 at 8:03 AM

    This is part 1 of a three-part blog series on Mexico's coffee renaissance. Read part 2 here and part 3 here.

    Mexico is a land of contrast:...

    A Peace Factory

    by Jorge Cuevas on November 5, 2018 at 1:57 PM
    To any self-professed specialty-coffee professional, Colombia is an important reference point. It’s an iconic origin that helped define the world’s...

    Why Let’s Talk Coffee is The Ultimate Origin Experience for Roasters

    by Alfonso Carmona on August 31, 2018 at 3:00 PM

    For most people who work at specialty-coffee companies—whether they’re green buyers, quality assurance managers, or even the founders—traveling to...

    Costa Rica: A Classic Origin at a Crossroads

    by Jorge Cuevas on August 27, 2018 at 6:35 AM

    A proud origin faces an uncertain future

    Like most coffee professionals, I have a special place in my heart for Costa Rica. It is the land of lush...

    California Prop 65 update: Coffee may receive cancer warning exemption

    by Robbie Lane on June 21, 2018 at 1:04 PM

    In a member alert late last week, The National Coffee Association (NCA) reported that California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment...

    A Call to Keep Families Together

    by Liam Brody on June 18, 2018 at 1:57 PM
    Children in an immigration facility in McAllen, Texas. Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

    I can’t take another minute of it. Of more...