The motto of our producer partner, Pacayal Coffee, is “quality does not suffer crisis.” Nestled in the Comayuga Valley in La Paz, Honduras, Pacayal’s...
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Be Cupping With Tastify
As specialty coffee professionals, there's nothing like cupping a table filled with interesting, delicious and unexpected coffees. For those of us...
Mexico: A Rising Specialty Star
Mexico produces a lot of coffee: it’s among the world’s top 10 coffee producing countries and top 5 in Latin America. Yet, it’s only been recently...
C Market 101: What is FOB Pricing?
In our last post, we took a deep dive into understanding the C Market: what it is, how it came to be, and how it functions to determine the global...
Give Blends a Chance: Understanding Blending with Mark and Emma
Don’t get us wrong: we love our single-origin brews, but there’s always been a special place in our hearts for a great blend.These days, however, it...
C Market 101: What is the C Market?
To the average consumer, few things seem more simple than a cup of coffee—just add water (and/or milk and sugar). For those of us on the other side...
Get Creative with Cascara: From Sodas to Scones
Summer is just around the corner: temps are rising, days are stretching, and your regulars are scanning your iced bev options. So while you’re...
What it Means to be a B Corp
Understanding Coffee Prices: How Fairtrade Brings Stability in a Volatile Market
Navigating the coffee market has always been a complex exercise in managing risk carefully and precisely—and it’s never been an easy task. Market...
Harvesting Under Quarantine: One Co-op's Creative Approach
FCC's organic fertilizer plant providing farmers access to high-quality fertilizer while under quarantine.
For the vast majority of coffee farmers,...