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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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Anacafé Responds to Guatemala Coffeelands Volcano Eruption
A massive eruption of the active volcano Volcán de Fuego in the Guatemalan coffeelands southwest of Antigua and Guatemala City has resulted in a reported 69 deaths and dozens more...
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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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Anacafé Responds to Guatemala Coffeelands Volcano Eruption
A massive eruption of the active volcano Volcán de Fuego in the Guatemalan coffeelands southwest of Antigua and Guatemala City has resulted in a reported 69 deaths and dozens more...
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Fire Destroys the Boyer’s Coffee and Luna Gourmet Roastery in Denver
Fire crews have spent the past 24 hours responding to a devastating fire at the Boyer’s Coffee cafe and roastery in Denver, Colorado. The Adams County Fire Protection District described...
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Relief Effort Underway for Rwanda Coffee Communities Ravaged by Floods
While much of the international media was devoting its attention to COVID-19 in early May, various coffee-growing regions throughout East Africa were being hammered by steady downpours, flash flooding...
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Following Deluge, Relief Effort Supports Uganda’s Bukonzo Joint Cooperative...
Yesterday we shared news of a fundraising campaign to support coffee communities in Northern Rwanda that were some of the hardest hit during this Spring’s historically wet rainy season, which...
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Farmers in Eastern DR Congo Overcome Extreme Challenges to Produce Great Coffee
On top of the typical challenges facing coffee growers, farmers in North Kivu in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this harvest season have seen attacks by armed groups, flooding...
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$2.6 Million FEMA Aid to Support Coffee Production in Puerto Rico
Nearly three years after category 5 Hurricane Maria ripped through the island of Puerto Rico, the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced a $2.6 million investment to...
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Boyer’s Coffee Launches Mobile Bar Outside Destroyed Denver Roastery
Following a horrible sequence of events this past Spring, Boyer’s Coffee has risen from the ashes of its own Denver roastery to launch a coffee bar and store out of...
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How Climate Change May Already Be Affecting Brazil’s 2021 Crop
Every year around mid-September, with about 90% of the Brazilian coffee harvest completed, traders, roasters, speculators and financial actors all over the world start to think about projections for...
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Support Hurricane Eta Relief Efforts in Central America and Mexico
Coffee-growing communities in parts of Central America and Mexico have been torn apart by flooding and landslides caused by Hurricane Eta, which has resulted in at least 157 people dead...
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