Posted by Winston on 05 Nov 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cup Portion Packs, Other Stuff
The Green Mountain Coffee coffee team answers the question, “I’ve heard of coffees from Africa and South America, but why not North America?”
Posted by Amanda on 07 Oct 2010 | Tagged as: Fair Trade, Social Responsibility
As we all know, this year’s hurricane season has been particularly active and caused much destruction. Natural disasters are always difficult to learn about, but it is especially difficult when we have connections to the affected areas. This wet season has impacted many of our COOPS in Mexico, but particularly hard hit has been CESMACH.
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Posted by Kristen on 05 May 2010 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Susanne shares a story from her source trip to Mexico.
Posted by Rick on 25 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Fair Trade, Social Responsibility
GMCR supports CESMACH communities by providing training, fruit trees, and other products to help families diversify their diet and their sources of income.
Posted by Laura on 21 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Green Mountain Coffee works with members of the Unión Regional de Pequeños Productores de Café cooperative in Huatusco, Mexico.
Posted by Laura on 30 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cup Portion Packs, Social Responsibility
(As told to Laura Peterson)
I have just returned from a business trip unlike any other I have ever experienced.
We send a group of employees “to source” every year to learn more about what goes into growing and harvesting high-quality coffee. Invariably, people return with a new respect for the bean, and the hard working farmers [...]