Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Teaching and Learning in Peru
What better way to start the New Year than being the first American Fair Trader to visit the indigenous coffee communities of northern Peru! I went to see the growers...
I'm a Father - Again and Again!
Light up the cigars (or not)! I am a father in Ethiopia and in Indonesia!As you all know, I recently became the "second father" (an Oromo tradition) to Rahema Hussein...
Celebrating Fair Trade in Ethiopia
I have just returned from an amazing two weeks with the farmers of Oromia Cooperative in the far-flung reaches of southern, eastern and western Ethiopia (as in ten hours by...
We've been nibbled!
The Nibble, an on-line food magazine, recently reviewed Dean's Beans coffee for a piece dedicated to Organic, Fair Trade beans. Our Moka Sumatra was a hit! Read on to learn...
Dean's Beans receives Top Growth award
The Worcester Business Journal recently named Dean's Beans as one of Central Massachusetts' Top Growth Companies. The top growth list, comprised of the top 25 privately held companies, 15 publicly...
Gimme a Little Sugar!
Hey all you sweet toothers!We are now offering Organic/Fair Trade Sugar at our usual ridiculously low prices! Get ready for holiday baking with our Baker's Coca and Sugar or just...
Listen in on Dean and Peter M. Senge
For those of you Organizational Learning buffs - and you know who you are -there will be an interesting event on October 11th. Dean will be interviewed in a 90-minute...
Tadesse Comes to Town
We just finished a great visit here with Tadesse Meskela, Manager of the Oromia Cooperative in Ethiopia. I have known Tadesse since early 2003, when I was the first US...
Watch our java drops' television debut!
Dean's Beans java drops will be featured today, September 27th, on 30 Minute Meals with Rachael Ray. Check the time in your local area on NBC to catch this culinary...
We've inaugurated our solar panels!
On Thursday September 7th, Dean’s Beans inaugurated its kickin’ 10KW solar panel system in a one of a kind wire cutting ceremony. The Dean’s Beans crew was joined by a...
Student Leaders and Dean's Beans Meet in Nicaragua!
I just returned from an amazing trip to Nicaragua where I joined the dedicated, fantastic, and very fun new student leaders of United Students for Fair Trade. The USFT crew...
Phoebe Hits Nicaragua!
Our compassionate yet tough CSO (Comprehensive Sustainability Officer), Phoebe, is in Nicaragua this week. She is accompanying a team from United Students for Fair Trade examining the impact of Fair...