I’ve been keeping up with many important developments in the world of sustainable coffee. Here are the ones you should be reading: Regarding coffee certifications: An open letter to UTZ […]
Revised on December 7, 2020Coffee news and miscellany
A short round-up of coffee news. Keurig is finally designing a more eco-friendly K-cup, Washington Post. I have written many times about K-Cups: the excess waste, when the company said […]
Revised on November 14, 2019An update on growing coffee at home in a northern climate.
Revised on December 21, 2020Annual recap of how much we spend on coffee in a year Here we are on our 6th year of standardized tracking of how much the two-person Coffee & Conservation […]
Revised on November 14, 2019Despite buying exclusively eco-certified, specialty coffee this year, we paid the lowest price per cup in our five-year tracking history, just $0.44 a cup.
Revised on August 20, 2015Coffee leaf rust: a disease that may also threaten organic coffee.
Revised on November 28, 2020A round-up of the many stories and news items about the impact of coffee leaf rust, and commentary on long-term consequences.
Revised on November 25, 2020Covering the period while the blog was on hiatus, including updates on water and coffee, illegal coffee growing in Indonesia, toads, and borer research.
Revised on November 14, 2019Some news out of Vietnam. Nearly all the coffee Vietnam grows is robusta. They are planning to expand arabica production to 40,000 ha by 2020. The country is already expanding […]
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Revised on November 14, 2019Starbucks news: the good, the better, and the ugly.
Revised on November 14, 2019Recent coffee news on climate change impacts and adaptation in various nations, and thoughts on Fair Trade evaluations
Revised on November 29, 2020Another update on coffee growing at home. Now with cacao!
Revised on December 21, 2020I previously reported on the Rainforest Alliance Cupping for Quality award that was presented at the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) annual trade show in Portland, Oregon late last […]
Revised on November 28, 2020News about coffee sustainability in Vietnam, corporate coffee scores with over-ripe cherries, Wal-Mart leaps into single-serve, a car company buys part of a coffee company, and assorted Starbucks tidbits.
Revised on December 7, 2020