Think about it, coffee roasters purchase coffee from some of the poorest people in the world. Many coffee growers don’t even have a market for their coffee. Yet, roasters, grocers, and cafe owners… Read More
The first time you travel to a new country your senses are heightened. Your camera is always at your side and every new experience is viewed as a potential photo op. The most… Read More
Back in 2001 we were “reluctant entrepreneurs” trying to organize Just Coffee as people who had absolutely no business training at all. What’s more, not only did we not have any training, we… Read More
Location: Nicaragua Featured Co-op: Las Diosas: Demographic: 300 women; certified organic; all participate in the empowerment programs via the NGO La Fem Acreage: 191.97 manzanas de cafe (roughly 330 acres) Altitude: 950 –… Read More
The team visits FEM in Nicaragua and sees the dire effects of climate change.
I am back in Madison now hunched over my computer and almost recovered from what was almost certainly a nasty little amoeba. Looking around the office it is almost as if I had… Read More
The team climbs a mountain with members of Las Marias ’93, former combatants in El Salvador’s civil war.
In the 1980′s, Marina Saturnina Luna Peres did not spend much time thinking about coffee. Her life on the Cerro del Tigre (Tiger Mountain) was filled each day with strenuous, deliberate routine. It… Read More
**I am standing in front of complete devastation. I arrived in the spot 5 minutes ago talking to Julita and joking about her shirt– one that sports the “Just Coffee” logo. As we… Read More
[Chris Treter, chief instigator at Higher Grounds Trading Company and a founder of On the Ground, reflects on his 2 week trip meeting with coffee farmers in Central America.] I needed a good gunfight to shake me… Read More
