2024 Was a Warning
The past year of climate shocks and surging coffee prices has felt portentous. Without significant investment and industry cooperation, coffee’s future seems increasingly uncertain.
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Finding Higher Grounds
Finding Higher Grounds: an unpublished interview about a controversial coffee film The Pourover has always been built on interviews. I
The Accidental Coffee Farmer
Victoria Magaña Ledesma never intended to run a coffee farm. Studying Business Administration and Sociology at the University of Hawaii,
'We Producers Are At The Weather’s Mercy': Coffee Farmers Talk Climate Change
Last year, drought and heavy rain impacted coffee harvests around the world. The year before that, same thing. The climate
A Short Introduction to Coffeewashing
Coffee companies want you to buy their products, obviously. To do this, they need you to feel good about what
‘No Billionaires Were Enriched Through The Sale Of This Coffee’: An Interview With Author John Green
Celebrity coffee brands are having a bit of a moment. Depending on your preference, you can buy coffee from A-list
Decaf Coffee, But Make It Specialty
We’ve all heard the jokes about decaf, we’ve all seen the “death before decaf” memes. It’s true
Coffee Farms as Carbon Sinks
The climate crisis is coming for coffee. It’s coming for everything else as well, of course, but coffee appears
The Graveyard of Coffee Kickstarters
There are a lot of coffee gadgets on Kickstarter. Some are successful, others less so. This is the story of the latter.
The Problem With Coffee Pods
Plastic pods full of cheap coffee—why are these things considered sustainable?
Why is Beanless Coffee?
Coffee-less coffee is marketed as the sustainable solution to the climate crisis. But is it? And what about the farmers who will be left behind?
Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending July 29th
Welcome to another Coffee News Roundup. Let’s get to it. ‘A Labor of Love: Gimme! Coffee Becomes a Co-Op’
Coffee News Roundup: Week Ending July 22nd
Welcome to this week’s Coffee News Roundup. Let’s round up the news. ‘Starbucks Weighs Selling Its UK Operations,