Coffee Features
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
Rather than contributing to global heating, as is often claimed, some coffee farms might be a solution.
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?
Trial and Error: Going Organic in Guatemala
How Ana Vizcaino embraced the weeds and transformed Finca Esperanza from a conventional coffee farm to an organic and bird-friendly haven.
In Defense of Dark Roasts
Rabbithole Roasters’ David Lalonde wants specialty coffee to embrace the dark side
What Does Success in Coffee Look Like?
Elle Taylor on Amethyst Coffee's tip-elimination experiment, its impact, and what happened next.
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 People Talk the Fourth Wave
Market research thinks we're entering coffee's fourth wave. But are we? I asked some folks.