La Morena 2018 – Empowering Women Coffee Producers
In 2017 we were determined to help female coffee producers, so we reached out to the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. We invited Women coffee producers who were part of [...]
Delight in Sugarcane Decaf Coffee
Since the discovery of the decaffeination process in the 1900s by Ludwig Roselius, progress has been made to enhance and preserve coffee’s flavor in addition to removing the caffeine. [...]
When #shestheroaster—and the Coffee Producer
Modest Coffee, in Aurora, Ill., has dubbed 2017 the Year of Women. “This year began with women across the country marching against misogyny and inequality and is ending with [...]
Holding Fees, Carry Charges and Other Things We Don’t Do
Hotels, taxis, groceries — lots of industries have been “disrupted” and are now far more efficient, transparent and user-friendly versions of what came before them. Genuine Origin is a start-up, born from [...]
“I Am Winning.” Volcafe Way Conversations, Part 2
Riley Thomson, head of the Volcafe Way program in Costa Rica, recently interviewed Carol Mata Gutierrez, a coffee producer in Tarrazú, about how coffee farming has changed — and what she hopes [...]
Coffee Growing Is Hard. Volcafe Way Is Helping.
Riley Thomson, head of the Volcafe Way program in Costa Rica, spoke recently with Victor Hugo Sanchez Fonseca, a coffee producer in Perez Zeledon, about how coffee growing has changed and why [...]