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Always Learning: A Trip to Honduras

Always Learning: A Trip to Honduras

Each year we travel to visit coffee farming partners in different countries to learn, spend time with the people we work with, see coffee growing and being harvested, and to...
168.5 : A Milestone Worth Celebrating

168.5 : A Milestone Worth Celebrating

We’re excited to announce that Dean’s Beans has earned a B Impact Score of 168.5 in our most recent B Corp recertification. That score makes us the highest scoring coffee...
People Centered Development: A different kind of coffee relationship

People Centered Development: A different kind of coffee relationship

We often get asked the question “What IS People Centered Development?” People-Centered Development is our approach to supporting our coffee producing partners and their communities in the Coffeelands. It starts...
We Brought Coffee (and THANKS) to Local Air Traffic Controllers

We Brought Coffee (and THANKS) to Local Air Traffic Controllers

  When we talk about connection at Dean’s Beans, we don’t just mean the bonds we share with the farmers who grow your coffee in 11 countries around the world,...
What's Up with Coffee Tariffs?

What's Up with Coffee Tariffs?

Dear Coffee Friends, As you've likely heard, the coffee world is going through some turbulence right now. In recent months, new tariffs have been placed on coffee imports from all...
Introducing the Tzeltal-Tzotzil Cooperative

Introducing the Tzeltal-Tzotzil Cooperative

We’re thrilled to highlight our newest cooperative partnership, the Tzeltal-Tzotzil Cooperative in Chiapas, Mexico. Though we’ve only been working together for three years, the relationship is already full of energy,...
Time for Timor!

Time for Timor!

When we say our coffee supports people, we really mean it. Alongside Cafe Timor, we support a network of rural health clinics for surrounding communities. Our support keeps these clinics staffed, stocked, and ready to heal. Dive into our latest visit to Timor!

Big News From Colombia: Building Bridges (Literally!)

Big News From Colombia: Building Bridges (Literally!)

Big News From Colombia: Building Bridges (Literally!) Our Friends at CoSurCa Are Doing Incredible Things

Redefining Leadership in Coffee

Redefining Leadership in Coffee

'Manos de Mujer' is reshaping the coffee community with their inspiring group of women. They're nurturing communities, passing on knowledge, and redefining what leadership in coffee looks like. A great example of what woman can achieve when they have the tools and support to thrive. 

Literacy Enrichment in Nicaragua

Literacy Enrichment in Nicaragua

Without literacy, many children would remain trapped in the poverty of small-scale coffee farming. The Unseen Women of Coffee lit a spark of change for the youth. With Dean's Beans help, the community was able to introduce permanent libraries to their community. With a flourishing passion for literacy, children are giving back, teaching others to read too.  


Peruvian Coffee Against Climate Change

Peruvian Coffee Against Climate Change

Did you know your daily cup of coffee can actively fight against climate change? Sipping Dean's Beans means supporting farmers with their journey through reforestation and habitat restoration. Thanks to many farming cooperative relationships throughout the world, Dean's Beans has been able to become a carbon-neutral company. 

Real Relationships, Real Change

Real Relationships, Real Change

Working with the ASOBAGRI cooperative since 2001, Dean's Beans goes beyond sourcing green coffee. By strengthening the bonds that make our coffee truly fair, we've helped to develop sustainable livelihoods and build thriving communities. From farm to cup, Dean's Beans knows what's up!