Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
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 autho...
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 ...
Celebrating Women in Coffee!
Dean had the great honor of sponsoring and introducing Esperanza Castillo, Manager of Pangoa Coop in Peru, as she gav...
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 ...
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 farme...
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...
And the Winners are...
Thanks to everyone for entering your funny and inspirational photos!
Here are the Winners:
T-Shirt Winne...
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 ...
Announcing Dean's Financial Bailout Package!
At Dean's Beans, we feel your pain. So to help you through these rough economic times, we are issuing Bailout Certifi...
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 severa...
CHICA: Supporting Girls' Empowerment in Guatemala
Dean's Beans Helps to Found CHICA, a Guatemalan Girls' Empowerment Organization!
Dean's Beans is proud to announce t...