Special Reserve, Guinea Pigs and Coffee Farmers

This post was written by Mary Beth Jenssen. Mary Beth works on our Supply-Chain Outreach Team.
Do you ever wonder what life is like for the farmer who works to produce the coffee you enjoy each morning? In our Supply Chain Outreach team, we focus on just that: supporting farmers and their families to meet their [...]

Notes from Peru: Organic Fertilizer Production

Last week Colleen from our Supply-Chain Outreach team traveled to Peru. While down there she sent updates of her travels, which we then shared with our
Twitter followers. We even had a little competition to see if our followers could guess where she was traveling – and the winner got a free bag of Fair Trade [...]

When training spreads beyond the classroom

Green Mountain Coffee is supporting a cupping training program in Peru with Sustainable Harvest to help producers recognize different qualities of coffee.

Conversations with Fair Trade Peruvian Farmers

Ed Canty of Green Mountain Coffee asks Peruvian Fair Trade farmers, “What does Fair Trade mean to you?”

Peru’s APAVAM in Alto Mayo Wins National Business Award

The Association of Farmers from the Alto Mayo Valley (APAVAM) – won a 2007 Peruvian Business of the Year award. The prizes are awarded by the Business of the Year organization, a non-profit that strives to stimulate healthy competition among Peruvian businesses. APAVAM won the award for best coffee producer in the Alto Mayo region [...]

Fair Trade Peruvian Coop Frontera San Ignacio Buys New Mill

The Frontera de San Ignacio Coffee Farmers Cooperative in northern Peru recently bought the former CECOOACNOR (Central Mill for the Northwest Coffee Farmer Cooperatives) dry mill. The mill is the best in the country for processing specialty grade coffee, with excellent machinery and expert personnel. It is located in the town of Chiclayo on the [...]