Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Puddles of Chocolate
It's that time of year again, Java Drops and Chocolate Discs are arriving in globs to woeful recipients. So...we are no longer going to be shipping our melty chocolate due to summer weather.
Keeping Young Farmers on the Land
One of the biggest problems for our farmers around the world is how to keep young farmers interested and engaged? With few other opportunities in their rural areas, young people...
Pride in our Women Partners, this International Women's Day
We're using this International Women's Day as a chance to reflect on how proud and humbled we are by the great women coffee farmers and great women managers in the coffee world. You can see me here with Merling, GM from Prodecoop, and can see by my hair color that we have been partners and friends for quite some time!
We were just named a "Best For The World 2019" B Corps!
The B Corporation Best For The World 2019 list is out, and we are PROUD to be among the top 10% of all B Corps in the Community category. This...
The Real Impact of Fair Trade
When you wake up and smell the coffee, you'll have to admit that the world coffee market stinks. Coffee prices are the lowest in recorded history, and growers are receiving far less than it costs to produce their crop.
The commitments we make to the farmer through fair prices and access to credit are an essential to keeping the farm communities on the land, feeding their families, and providing us with great coffee.
A Week of Coffee & Change
A Look Inside Dean's Beans You might already know this, but we're not a coffee roaster. (I can hear it now. Gasp! What?! No!) Yes, it's true - we are...
2019 UPDATE! Launching Community-Based Kids Literacy in Nicaragua
Creating a revolving book reading and loan program to increase children's literacy is a great example of direct, people-centered development that addresses one of the critical priorities identified by the...
The Simple Act of Meaningful Change
I'm sharing a really great article here - please read! It's from my favorite daily dose of coffee news, the very aptly named "Daily Coffee News" from Roast Magazine. The...
#GivingTuesday Donations
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday - what a whirlwind of a week it's been! We wanted to take a quick moment to give a shout to some...
Reclaiming Sumatra Project Takes Off
It is always so exciting when, after months of planning, budgeting, visits (and riding the occasional elephant and wrangling a python or two) a new project gets real. I...
Meet Your (Coffee) Makers Series
Welcome to our ongoing series, "Meet Your (Coffee) Makers!" We have so many amazing customers who sell our coffee, and each is unique and dedicated to Organic and Fair Trade...
Our Commitment to 360° Fair Trade
Fair Trade (not to be confused with free trade!) is incredibly important to us. If you've followed our journey at all in the past 25 years, you have come across...