Direct Development
Keeping Young Farmers on the Land
One of the biggest problems for our farmers around the world is how to keep young farmers interested and engaged? Wit...
We were just named a "Best For The World 2019" B Corps!
The B Corporation Best For The World 2019 list is out, and we are PROUD to be among the top 10% of all B Corps in the...
A Week of Coffee & Change
A Look Inside Dean's Beans
You might already know this, but we're not a coffee roaster. (I can hear it now. Gasp! Wh...
2019 UPDATE! Launching Community-Based Kids Literacy in Nicaragua
Creating a revolving book reading and loan program to increase children's literacy is a great example of direct, peop...
The Simple Act of Meaningful Change
I'm sharing a really great article here - please read! It's from my favorite daily dose of coffee news, the very aptl...
Reclaiming Sumatra Project Takes Off
It is always so exciting when, after months of planning, budgeting, visits (and riding the occasional elephant and ...
Cupping Colombian Coffee
If you missed it on our Facebook page, here is a great video of Dean cupping the most recent lot from the Associacion...
International Women's Day: More than Just A Day
We've been fighting for women's equality for 25 years - since our inception, really. On International Women's Day thi...
Mental Health in the Heart of Guatemala
When I looked through all the colorful photos I took while on my most recent Dean’s Beans development trip to Guatema...
A Taste of Timor
We have been buying coffee directly from the village of Atsabe in Ermera, Timor-Leste for seven years, through Cooper...
Reforestation, Gender Equity & Guinea Pigs
Each visit to our farmer partners is an amazing experience. Sometimes happy, sometimes sad, but always both a learnin...
Update from Ethiopia
Supporting Life in a Country in Crisis
As activists and development workers in the coffeelands it is sometimes hard ...