Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Cat Poop Coffee!
Hey fellow Javatrekkers!I am happy to report that we finally tracked down the elusive cat poop coffee in Ethiopia, that is, coffee that has been eaten by the wild civet...
Ethics and Social Responsibility: Dean Interviewed by GoodWorkPeople
A Rich Blend of People and ProfitBy Elliot, August 11, 2009 There is a reason Dean Cycon's coffee-roasting company, Dean's Beans, uses 100% fair-trade beans. It's not beacause it sounds...
CHICA! receives Making a Difference recognition from Coffee Talk..
Read about how CHICA is Making a Difference here!
Reinventing the Coffee Business Around Ethics and Sustainability
Can you run this kind of company and make money? You betcha. Dean Cycon, CEO of Dean's Beans and award-winning author of Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade...
UN Global Compact Studies Dean's Beans
The United Nations Global Compact has chosen Dean's Beans as a case study in sustainable development and responsible business. The Case Study, prepared over the past two months, is being...
Celebrating Women in Coffee!
Dean had the great honor of sponsoring and introducing Esperanza Castillo, Manager of Pangoa Coop in Peru, as she gave an incredible talk about her life as a woman in...
It's OK to Struggle with Sustainability!
Join Dean on April; 14 from 5-8:30 for a lively talk about integrating sustainability into your business. Details at http://www.umass.edu/fambiz/calendar/index.html See you there!
Timor-Leste: Creating Fair, Direct Trade in a Complex Land
I was told that I was the first buyer ever to sleep in a coffee farmer's house, the first to hold meetings with farmers and ask their opinions. That's not...
Nobel Peace Winners Meet with Dean!
Over the last month, Dean had the honor of spending personal time with two amazing Nobel Peace Prize winners. In late February, Dean was in Guatemala with his daughter Sarah,...
And the Winners are...
Thanks to everyone for entering your funny and inspirational photos! Here are the Winners: T-Shirt Winner.. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 A personal favorite of Dean's......
The Birds and the Beans
Dean will speak at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife northeastern offices in Hadley, MA on the environmental impacts of the coffee industry - from the crop to the cup, at...
Overcoming Gender Violence in Rwanda
I must confess that I was a little nervous driving from the Rwandan capital, Kigali, past the Hotel Rwanda and several markers noting churches, hospitals and schools where much of...