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Posts tagged: origin trip

Nov 11, 2016 • #direct trade #On the Ground #origin trip #relationships

Join the 2017 Chiapas Sustainable Coffee Origin Trip

Join us on an adventure through the Chiapan Highlands of Mexico to spend time with our longest standing coffee growing partners, Maya Vinic, and learn about the Chiapas Water Projects we support.

Feb 11, 2014 • #Congo #Congolese coffee #direct trade #DRC #gender equality #origin trip #relationships

Eastern Congo: the Last Bastion of Specialty Coffee

I’ve been captured by the allure of one of the last standing bastions of potential for specialty coffee production left in the world. I write this as I travel across the world for a second visit to the eastern shore of Lake Kivu in the DRC in less than a year.

Mar 05, 2013 • #gender equality #la roya #Nicaragua #origin trip #women farmers

Women Farmers in Charge? Get Used to It.

I cannot fully portray the spirit of these amazing women. They have all been through so much; the older women who carved a path to a better future for the next generations were so selfless. Some lost husbands, others were verbally abused by men and other women in the community, but they knew that a woman's place is not just in a home. They knew that they did not have to rely on men for their livelihood. With the help from La Fem, this cooperative of women grew strong and fought for what they saw was right.