Posted by Amanda on 17 Nov 2011 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
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 [...]
Posted by Amanda on 28 Jul 2011 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
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 [...]
Posted by Kristen on 08 Sep 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cup Portion Packs, Fair Trade
Green Mountain Coffee is supporting a cupping training program in Peru with Sustainable Harvest to help producers recognize different qualities of coffee.
Posted by Winston on 13 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Ed Canty of Green Mountain Coffee asks Peruvian Fair Trade farmers, “What does Fair Trade mean to you?”
Posted by Winston on 19 May 2008 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
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 [...]
Posted by Winston on 17 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cup Portion Packs, Fair Trade
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 [...]