By Gabriela Albuja At Canopy Bridge we know that meeting suppliers in the field makes a big difference […]
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By: Gabriela Albuja Mery Santos, a passionate, energetic, and successful business woman, is a vivid example of a […]
This article by Chris Meyer was originally published by the Environmental Defense Fund Amazon indigenous communities have made […]
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I used to be a barista. “Are your beans certified?”, people would ask as they waited on the counter […]
Originally published at Coffee Lands by Kraig Kraft (Influenced heavily by these fantastic reference pieces Trading Practices for a […]
As consumers become more focused on the origins of their coffee, the labels and certifications that should help us to identify those which
Really? I thought no one lived there” is a somewhat common reaction I’ve gotten upon meeting someone new and telling them that home for me is the Galapagos. To assume that these are uninhabited islands is not a far-fetched misconception—of the 300 islets and islands that constitute the Galapagos archipelago, only 5 have settled populations
We recently worked with a Shanghai-based startup, Cambio Coffee, to connect them with sustainable producer groups as they searched for new partners in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. We joined up with Cambio Coffee’s Sebastián and Felipe Martin for part of their trip when they visited Quito and the Galapagos Islands. Cambio Coffee is a growing social enterprise dedicated to creating a positive impact on the environment and farming communities in Latin America
World famous as a crucible of evolution and for their remarkable flora and fauna, the Galapagos Islands are both fascinating and fragile. But amidst the giant tortoises, diving iguanas and blue-footed boobies, a handful of farmers are also trying to put these islands on the map as a source of exceptional coffee.
