For anyone just starting out in the coffee industry, learning to cup coffee can be more than a little overwhelming—especially when everyone around...
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Meet the SH team: Logistics and Operations
There are many steps between coffee leaving its country of origin and its arrival at your roastery. These steps take a lot of time, effort, and...
La Niña’s Impact on Logistics
Heavy rains, stronger winds ... yes, hurricane season is here in much of the world. But we are also starting to feel the effects of "La Niña"—the...
Meet the SH team: QC at Origin
A few weeks ago, we released the first piece in a series of posts featuring the faces of the Sustainable Harvest team. Our goal with this series is...
An Update on Logistics Challenges for Fall 2021
We’re nearing the end of the year—and just as with 2020, this has been a difficult one. The unprecedented challenges of last year created uncertainty...
Exploring the Wonders of Guatemalan Coffee
Guatemala is the favorite origin of many coffee drinkers around the world, not only for the varied range of flavors you can find from this Central...
Understanding Coffee Processing: The Traditional Methods
Coffee processing simply refers to the method of removing the fruit of the coffee cherry from the actual coffee seed. But how many coffee processing...
C Market: What is Farmgate Pricing?
In the previous post of our C-Market series, we took a look at FOB pricing, or the price that buyers pay exporters when coffee is ready to be shipped...
Meet the SH Team: Supply Directors and Managers
From time to time, we get asked about our role as an importer within the coffee supply chain. On the surface, it seems fairly straightforward: we...