FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICUS, GA, October 25, 2018– Students looking for locally roasted, fair trade, organic coffee at Georgia Southwestern State University can now find Café Campesino on campus in Americus, Ga. Sold by-the-cup inside the dining hall at the Marshall Student Center, Café Campesino is available for purchase during the location’s standard operating hours. […]
As a part of our 20th anniversary festivities, we have welcomed leaders of fair trade coffee cooperatives to celebrate with us in Americus Oct. 5-6. Yuri Pilliume of Colombia’s Fondo Paez, Esperanza Dionisio of Peru’s CAC Pangoa and Carlos Reynoso of Guatemala’s Manos Campesinas each sells coffee to us, and each is a leader in […]
Americus, Georgia- Fair trade, organic coffee company, Cafe Campesino celebrates 20 years in business Oct. 5-6, and invites its customers, friends, coffee lovers and all those committed to the good food movement to join them in Americus, Ga., for a weekend-long celebration of specialty coffee, community and the power of sustainable supply chains. Events include […]
Some 20 years after meeting a coffee farmer on a Habitat for Humanity trip, Bill Harris will join Habitat again, returning to the very town where he was inspired to start Café Campesino- San Lucas Toliman, Guatemala. This Nov. 10-18, 2018,“Back-to -Guatemala” service trip will organize volunteers to build smokeless stoves in homes around San […]
About the size of an Eastern Blue Bird, the Wood Thrush is a small, reddish-brown bird whose color descends into spots on its white chest and belly. Weighing about 40-50 grams, this reclusive bird uses its song to establish its territory in the early mornings. Then, it descends into the forest to forage, scratching up […]
The farmers of Permata Gayo were ready to produce their highest-quality coffee ever. By November, the bright white coffee flowers had transformed into budding green fruits, and the limbs of their coffee trees were swollen with promise. A new processing facility was ready to receive ripe, red cherries that would turn into export-grade green coffee. […]
Over the course of the year, we get to interact with some wonderful businesses that inspire us to keep fighting the good fight. Their products are the perfect addition to your Christmas gift-giving, especially for those do-gooders in your life.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Americus, Georgia- November 20, 2017- Café Campesino joins an international network of coffee training facilities after the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) certified it as a Premier Training Campus- the first in Georgia. Café Campesino’s Coffee Training Lab opens this week after successfully demonstrating that it meets the SCA’s international standards and protocols […]