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Brooklyn Shop Oslo to Reopen Four Months After Catastrophic Fire
An absolutely feel-good story, an independent coffee shop that was gutted by fire this January is soon to reopen. Owner J.D. Merget recently told local DNAinfo that he considered shuddering...
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Work and Play: The Collision of the World Cup and the Brazilian Coffee Harvest
This harvest season in Brazil, which produces an astounding one third of the world’s coffee, expect the industry to face some serious disruptions from an unstoppable force of nature: The...
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Coffee Professional Leads Relief Effort in Oso Mudslide Aftermath
A coffee professional in Snohomish County, Wash., is using his gifts as a latte artist to help raise awareness and cash to help victims of last weekend’s devastating mudslide in...
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When Quality Falls Short: Exploring Risk in the High-End Specialty Trade
The Wall Street Journal yesterday published a must-read story for anyone interested in the future of direct-trade relationships for premium coffees among growers, importers and roasters. The story...
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Cyclone Pam’s Horrible Destruction of Lives and Coffee On Tanna Island, Vanuatu
The full extent of the damage to the coffee industry in Vanuatu may not be known for months, even years, but aid is unquestionably needed now. Winds of 300-plus miles...
View ArticleHelp Rebuild After Dozens Killed in Colombian Coffeelands Mudslide
The mudslide that ravaged the of town of Salgar in Colombia’s Antioquia District last week has taken the lives of dozens of smallholder coffee farmers and their family members, wiped...
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Forecast of a 2015 “Godzilla El Niño” Threatens the Global Coffee Community
The U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center issued an El Niño advisory on Thursday that has potentially frightening implications for the global coffee community at large. NWS climate...
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The Costly Effects of the Current Drought on Coffee Farmers
It is no secret that the current El Niño phenomenon has caused drought in the global coffeelands, particularly Central America, the Caribbean, and East Africa. Drought conditions in Central America...
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Help KC’s Blip Roasters Rebuild After a Terrible Fire
While a competitive swath of the U.S. barista community is currently in Kansas City for the qualifying rounds of the U.S. Coffee Championships, which will take place in April in Atlanta,...
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Green Trader Caravela Contributing to Earthquake Relief from Sales of Ecuador...
Green coffee importer/exporter Caravela Coffee and Catholic Relief Services are partnering to provide financial aid toward relief efforts in Ecuador following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has...
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After Devastating Hurricane Matthew, Two Ways to Help Haitian Coffee Right Now
The death toll in Haiti is currently estimated at between 500 to 1,300 people following the October 4th landfall of Hurricane Matthew — the most severe to affect the region in...
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Work and Play: The Collision of the World Cup and the Brazilian Coffee Harvest
This harvest season in Brazil, which produces an astounding one third of the world’s coffee, expect the industry to face some serious disruptions from an unstoppable force of nature: The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coffee Professional Leads Relief Effort in Oso Mudslide Aftermath
A coffee professional in Snohomish County, Wash., is using his gifts as a latte artist to help raise awareness and cash to help victims of last weekend’s devastating mudslide in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Quality Falls Short: Exploring Risk in the High-End Specialty Trade
The Wall Street Journal yesterday published a must-read story for anyone interested in the future of direct-trade relationships for premium coffees among growers, importers and roasters. The story...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cyclone Pam’s Horrible Destruction of Lives and Coffee On Tanna Island, Vanuatu
The full extent of the damage to the coffee industry in Vanuatu may not be known for months, even years, but aid is unquestionably needed now. Winds of 300-plus miles...
View ArticleHelp Rebuild After Dozens Killed in Colombian Coffeelands Mudslide
The mudslide that ravaged the of town of Salgar in Colombia’s Antioquia District last week has taken the lives of dozens of smallholder coffee farmers and their family members, wiped...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Forecast of a 2015 “Godzilla El Niño” Threatens the Global Coffee Community
The U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center issued an El Niño advisory on Thursday that has potentially frightening implications for the global coffee community at large. NWS climate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Costly Effects of the Current Drought on Coffee Farmers
It is no secret that the current El Niño phenomenon has caused drought in the global coffeelands, particularly Central America, the Caribbean, and East Africa. Drought conditions in Central America...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Help KC’s Blip Roasters Rebuild After a Terrible Fire
While a competitive swath of the U.S. barista community is currently in Kansas City for the qualifying rounds of the U.S. Coffee Championships, which will take place in April in Atlanta,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Green Trader Caravela Contributing to Earthquake Relief from Sales of Ecuador...
Green coffee importer/exporter Caravela Coffee and Catholic Relief Services are partnering to provide financial aid toward relief efforts in Ecuador following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has...
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