Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Somali Refugees Succeed with Dean's Beans!
Originally posted on 12/9/09. Last year I heard a radio interview with some Somali refugee women who had resettled in Springfield, Massachusetts, after years of wandering by foot from Somalia...
Sweet Success
Using Chocolate to Defeat Cocaine in Peru - Check out the full story via the Huffington Post here>>
How You Helped Haiti
An AMAZING out pouring of support from our Dean's Beans customers led to raising $15,974.35 for Haiti's Earthquake Relief! All of the funds are donated to Partners In Health, a...
Diversity the Key to Supporting Peruvian Farmers!
Dean discusses how Dean's Beans is strengthening it's partnership with Oro Verde Coop in Peru through Cacao. Check out this great interview here.
Dean Working on Peace, Justice and Development with Tufts No Alcanza
Dean will appear on several panels Thursday and Friday at Tufts NO ALCANZA forum on Peace, Justice and Development in the coffee lands of Guatemala. Find more information on this...
Who Determines the Price of Coffee?
The Lord of the Rings! Check out our latest blog post at LinkTV here!
HELPING HAITI
In the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, through the end of Feburary (2/28/10) we will donate 100% of the proceeds (the whole $8.99 per pound) of the sales...
Holding the Course in a Turbulent Time: 2009 in Review
2009 Year in Review We don’t have to tell you how rough 2009 was. All of us had to struggle with a decimated economy, lost jobs and demolished savings, a...
Dean's Beans Spotlight in Challenger Brand News
Challenger Brand News is dedicated to brands challenging the status quo. As a group, “bean counters” have always been disparaged for their single-minded focus on the bottom line. But coffee...
Kenya - Struggling Towards Sustainability
Those of you who have read my book, Javatrekker, will remember how I got clobbered in Kenya trying to create fair and transparent trade a few years ago. There was...
Check out Dean's interview on LINK TV
Real Conversations: Are coffee companies tricking consumers to believe they're more socially responsible than they really are? Dean's Beans Founder/CEO Dean Cycon is interviewed by Kellie McElhaney, Founding Faculty Director...
Off to Kenya!
Dean heads to Kenya today! His last 4 years of work organizing and helping to form Organic and Fair Trade initiatives within the country seem to be coming together. Stay...