Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
The Origin Story of Dean's Beans: Doing Business as an Expression of Progressive Values
This blog was originally posted by Dean in April of 1998! Yet, much of it still rings true today, 22 years later. It is a rich account of the origin of Dean's Beans, and a deeper understanding into what drives Dean as a pioneering social entrepreneur. Read on!
Puddles of Chocolate
It's that time of year again, Java Drops and Chocolate Discs are arriving in globs to woeful recipients. So...we are no longer going to be shipping our melty chocolate due to summer weather.
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? With few other opportunities in their rural areas, young people...
Pride in our Women Partners, this International Women's Day
We're using this International Women's Day as a chance to reflect on how proud and humbled we are by the great women coffee farmers and great women managers in the coffee world. You can see me here with Merling, GM from Prodecoop, and can see by my hair color that we have been partners and friends for quite some time!
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 Community category. This...
The Real Impact of Fair Trade
When you wake up and smell the coffee, you'll have to admit that the world coffee market stinks. Coffee prices are the lowest in recorded history, and growers are receiving far less than it costs to produce their crop.
The commitments we make to the farmer through fair prices and access to credit are an essential to keeping the farm communities on the land, feeding their families, and providing us with great coffee.
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, people-centered development that addresses one of the critical priorities identified by the...
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 aptly named "Daily Coffee News" from Roast Magazine. The...
Our Commitment to 360° Fair Trade
Fair Trade (not to be confused with free trade!) is incredibly important to us. If you've followed our journey at all in the past 25 years, you have come across...
Dark to Light: A Syrian Child's Journey
We are excited to share with you information about an upcoming exhibit and fundraiser for our good and long-time friends at The Polus Center for Social and Economic Development. Please...
Meet Your (Coffee) Maker - Coffeelands Cafe
In todays, "Meet Your (Coffee) Makers!" series, we traveled to Clinton, MA to Coffeelands Café. We spent the morning chatting with its vivacious owner Rhonda Messer and learned all...
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 de Mujeres Cafeteras Plan Mil - our...