Subscribe to Our NewsletterAgroforestry For the Planet: The Impact of Shade-Grown CoffeeApril 22, 2022 |  4 Minute -   6:36 MinuteRead HereWhat Makes a B Corp a Different Kind of Business?March 31, 2022 |  2 Minute -   2:31 MinuteRead HereSustainability: The Sextant of Our NavigationMarch 10, 2022 |  3 Minute -   4:15 MinuteRead HereTaking Coffee Education Program to the Next LevelFebruary 24, 2022 |  2 Minute -   3:35 MinuteRead HereLearning from 2021 and Reflecting on the Future of CoffeeFebruary 9, 2022 |  3 Minute -  4:49 MinuteRead HereSearch for:Search ButtonAllBlogposts Agroforestry For the Planet: The Impact of Shade-Grown Coffee What Makes a B Corp a Different Kind of Business? Sustainability: The Sextant of Our Navigation Taking Coffee Education Program to the Next Level Learning from 2021 and Reflecting on the Future of Coffee Cost Of Production Spotlight: Price Spikes ≠Higher Incomes Receiving Coffee, Delivering Resilience Recognizing Producers’ Commitment to Excellence in El Salvador The Sum of Small Actions: PECA contributes to the reduction of GHG’s A Pivotal Moment for Specialty Coffee Long Distances, Long Histories: Getting Close to Coffee in Oaxaca We are Best for the World 2021! Transparent Teamwork with Local Cooperatives Planning Ahead: As bad as it sounds? Growing and Thriving with Guatemalan Farmers An Update on Colombia’s Ongoing Crisis Mastering the Learning Loop in Peru Supply Chain Hurricane: Weathering a perfect logistical storm in 2021 Making the Coffee World More Sustainable A Familiar Face Returns: William Ortiz at the helm of Colombia/Ecuador Cause and Effectiveness: Increasing Impact with the Sustainable Development Initiative Shifting Calendars, Shifting Harvests Third-Party Verification that Leads to Action ‘Milds’ Intrigue: The Price Quandry Facing Farmers Guiding Farms in the Right Direction Our Best Coffee is Our People What’s Brewing in the Coffee Industry: Lessons Learned and What to Look Forward in 2021 Why Add Yeast ? Polar Promise in Las Palmas: A Case Study of North Star’s El Salvador Origin Project Peru 2020: Rising Up From Lockdown Ecuador 2020: Making Our Way in the Middle Climate Neutral Caravela 2025: Steady Steps Towards a More Sustainable Future A Primer on Transparency + Traceability Part II A Primer on Transparency + Traceability Part I How to Create a Specialty Coffee Line to Attract Commercial Coffee Drinkers Into The Specialty Coffee World? Part II A Take on Long-standing Relationships: Hasbean and Pedro Claros Futures Contracts: What, Why, How Part Three: Futures 103 How Hedging Works Futures Contracts: What, Why, How Part Two: Futures 102 Futures Contracts: What, Why, How Part One: Futures 101 Grade Expectations: Finding Versatility and Value in A and AA Coffees Meso-American Producer Survey: The Pandemic Will Leave Long-Lasting Scars Invisible Barriers for Moving Coffee Caravela at 20: The Journey is Only Getting Started Certifiably Awesome: Passion and Persistence Turn Promise into Parchment in Mexico Harvest Arrives, Along with a Pandemic Minga From Field To Filter: Coffee Reacts and Adapts to the Covid Era Mother Nature Turns The Volume Down in Nicaragua LOTSA Potential: The Long-Term Supply Agreement as a Tool for Financial Stability and Building Relationships Progress in a Picture-Perfect Coffee Setting The Price and Value of Consistency Looking Back and Leaping Forward Womxn-Powered Coffee: Why It Matters Unpoppable Opportunities for the Future Equipping the Equipo: Playing to win in Guatemala and El Salvador Agronomy to Keep the Microlots Coming Evolution in a Land of Revolution Cupping as Meditation Origin Revelations Avoiding the Poverty Trap: Choosing Stories Instead of Emotional Marketing I’ve Bean Everywhere, Man Have Yourself a Mara Little Christmas All Roads Lead to Coffee How Coffee can Complement Food Building Projects at Origin Coffee: Culture or Business? Café: ¿Cultura o Negocio? A Study on Costs of Production in Latin America Fermentation Experiments in Nicaragua – How We Managed to Go from RTB to AAA Constantly Adapting to Change Mind the Gap: A Growing Gray Area Between Market and Production Embracing Technology to Create New Pathways in Coffee Forward Contracting to Secure Quality, Quantity and Relationships Caravela Sponsors Seven Small-holder Coffee Producers to attend the Producer and Roaster Forum in Guatemala Colombian Specialty Coffee Scene. A Perspective from Café QuindÃo Coffee Sampling Increases Farmers Profitability Opportunities Caravela From a Newcomer’s View Water Activity: Predictive insights Changing Processes and Profits Blending Experience with Passion in Mesoamerica Coffee in Galapagos: Evolving To Thrive The Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide – Setting the Bar on Prices Arriving at a price Rich Farmer, Poor Farmer Low Prices, Risky Times Making it Work as Well as it Can Discovering the Source A Mutual Evolution: Caravela Nicaragua’s William Ortiz, on helping people grow coffee, and how coffee helps people grow The High Price of Getting the Best from Ecuador Victims of Exchanging Currencies – Who Should Take on this Risk? A Pilgrimage to the Future Why We’re Investing in World Coffee Research? The Making of a Champion Peru, an Unpolished Diamond in Coffee Production Investing in Education: Investing in People How Roasters Can Influence the Supply Chain Aromas: More than Just a Coffee Competition FOB vs. EXW – Two Buying/Shipping Methods for Your Green Coffee Sample Roasting vs. Profile Roasting How to Keep Records of your Costs of Production? Why and How to Estimate Costs of Production in a Coffee Farm? Supply Chain Logistics – The Clockwork of Coffee Forecasting Green Coffee Purchasing What is specialty Coffee Drying in Peru: the Final Step in Quality Improvement FOB vs: EXW – Two Buying/Shipping Methods for Your Green Coffee When is it time to harvest? Just In Time Inventory Spectrum Purchasing and How it Impacts Sustainability