Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Escape from Dr. Frankenbean's Laboratory!
Want to know what's in that non-organic coffee that you used to buy? Watch our video:Watch Dr. Frankenbean's Laboratory!
Fair Trade: Keeping it Real
Knowing what is really Fair Trade is tough. There are so many labels, certifications and sound bytes out there that we don’t know who to trust; there are certifiers going...
Meet the makers of your Mexican beans!
Proisch ARIC is an association made up of different indigenous groups in the Sierra Madre region of Chiapas, Mexico. It was founded in 1995, and now comprises of over 300...
A word on transparency
One of the stops on my path to working at Dean’s Beans was a job at a coffee farmer’s cooperative in Northern Peru. I got the job because Dean had...
Democracy on the move in Burma
I am so moved by the slow success of the pro-democracy movement in Burma! I spent a month in the jungles of northern Burma back in the late 1970's with...
Fair Trade gift catalog available!
Hi everyone, here is a gift catalog from the Fair Trade Federation (FTF). They are an association of 100% committed fair traders. We are members and proud of it.Peruse this...
Pangoa Cooperative Update
It’s always great to connect with our farmer partners. I’ve just spoken to Esperanza, the general manager of Pangoa, a co-op of about 700 farmers in the central jungle of...
A real commitment to Women's Empowerment?
What good is a story from an oil giant who funds a development project in an indigenous community after stealing their land and polluting their waters? Or from a department...
United Students, United Cause
I’ve just gotten back from a fair trade event put on by the United Students for Fair Trade. It was a convergence of eager and progressive students from around the...
Danger: Ethical Consumerism
I've just read a blog from TreeHugger.com entitled "Why Corporate Fat-Cats Love Ethical Consumerism." Although I can't think of a title quite as catchy, I've been thinking a lot about...
Small business agrees: close tax loopholes for Big Corporations
Dean has been working with a network of forward thinking business owners, executives and investors to close tax loop-holes for large corporations and the wealthy. This report, where Dean is...
The NY Times has crush on Dean
It seems the New York Times has had a crush on Dean's Beans lately, quoting him in two articles in the past few weeks. Here's one about the current debates...