Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Johnny Depp, Fair Trade and Me - A Cautionary Tale
After thirty-five years of grassroots activism and development work, you'd think I would know how to get a point acro...
Indonesian Cannibal Looking for Love!
I come across a lot of strange things in the coffeelands, but this one takes the cake (or at least the lady fingers!)...
Javatrekker in China!
I guess people everywhere are hungry for good news and great coffee! Javatrekker will be published in Chinese on Sept...
Our Coffee and Fukushima Radiation
Many customers have asked whether any of our coffee communities have or will be affected by the radiation leaks from ...
UMass Makes a Case Out of Dean's Beans!
UMass Amherst management students spent last semester observing operations and interviewing everyone here at the roas...
What is the Value of Your Values?
I just got off the phone with a company claiming to work with PBS Biography, a show I have watched since I was a litt...
Vampires Devour Dean's Beans!
What can I say? Vampire Diaries cast and crew sucked down our coffees during recent shoots in Georgia. We seem to be ...
Somali Women's Project recognized in Coffee Talk Magazine
Dean's Beans Somali Women's Project spotlight in Coffee Talk Magazine - Making a Difference issue. This issue highlig...
Reaching for Peace and Reconciliation in Rwanda and Burundi
Two men: one Huto, one Tutsi share their difficult experiences seeking peace and reconciliation supported by Dean's B...
Peruvian TV Show Interviews Dean
Check out this bit from a Peruvian TV Show that interviewed Dean during his last trip to Peru here
Part Two from th...
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 i...
Sweet Success
Using Chocolate to Defeat Cocaine in Peru - Check out the full story via the Huffington Post here>>