In the last year, you may have noticed a new logo on the package of your coffee: the Small Producer Symbol. The SPP (the acronym…
Read moreEvery year, small groups of Equal Exchange worker-owners journey to Nicaragua to meet small-scale coffee producers and to experience what it feels like…
Read moreA conversation with Jose Alfredo Lovo Variegas, from a 2015 Equal Exchange delegation to Nicaragua. In Dipilto, Nicaragua, a small community sits nested in the…
Read moreIn January 2015, I had the extraordinary privilege of joining an Equal Exchange/PCUSA delegation to Nicaragua. These delegations connect supporters of Fair Trade, and…
Read more“Breaking the crust” is a term used in coffee cupping to describe the action of using a spoon to release the true aroma…
Read moreThe coffee world is always changing and evolving – that’s part of what makes it so exciting. Lately, there’s been a lot of buzz…
Read moreCoffee lovers are discerning people, and there’s a lot to say about its many flavors, aromas, and origins – but one of the biggest differences…
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