Introduction Third-party certifications are great aids to consumers who want to know their coffee was produced under specific standards. Coffee produced under various certification schemes is still a pretty small […]
Revised on July 2, 2024Certifications
Big kerfluffle, well explained in the following posts; make sure to read the comments. My thoughts on how this relates to other certifications follow. To tell the truth: who owns […]
Revised on November 14, 2019Report on how much certified, sustainably-grown coffee was produced and sold worldwide in 2008, broken down by major buyer.
Revised on January 8, 2022Report on how much certified, sustainably-grown coffee was produced and sold worldwide in 2009, broken down by certification.
Revised on November 28, 2020Organic coffee from Kenya accounts for less than 1% of exports. Here’s a review of one of the first widely available offerings, from a surprising source.
Revised on January 7, 2022For the past several years, I’ve covered the Rainforest Alliance (RA) Cupping for Quality awards, a competition for RA-certified farms. In its first year, 2003, eight countries submitted 40 coffees […]
Revised on March 4, 2021I was on a segment of Public Radio International‘s show “The World” talking about sustainable coffee certifications. The emphasis of the show was on standards that preserve bird habitat. It […]
Revised on January 7, 2022Rainforest Alliance promotes standards for sustainable production of a variety of agriculture crops through standards set by the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN). In order for a farm to be Rainforest […]
Revised on November 24, 2020A review of the environmental criteria in Starbucks green coffee sourcing guidelines finds they are as good as or better than some other popular certifications.
Revised on January 8, 2022The North American Organic Coffee Industry Report 2010 by Daniele Giovannucci shows that the North American organic coffee market topped $1.4 billion dollars in 2009. The report is available from the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and was announced at an…
Revised on January 7, 2022Link to a quick guide to the five most common coffee certifications.
Revised on November 1, 2010Counter Culture Coffee has just released its first annual Transparency Report, covering 2009. Simple, straightforward, five pages describing each of CCC’s Direct Trade coffees, including the date of the last farm visit by a CCC employee and how much they…
Revised on December 1, 2018Caribou Coffee recently announced that it will be sourcing all of its beans from Rainforest Alliance certified farms by the end of 2011.
Revised on December 11, 2018The first set of 2010 winners of the Cupping for Quality competition, featuring Rainforest Alliance-certified coffees, was just announced at the annual Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) meeting. RA now certifies 2% of world coffee exports. This year, there…
Revised on January 7, 2022More Smithsonian Institution locations now serving Bird-Friendly certified coffee.
Revised on August 13, 2022