Maya Vinic has been a Cafe Campesino partner for over twenty years. Their progress and development in Mexico’s most southern state of Chiapas has been one filled with all manners of serious challenges. The cooperative was born in the aftermath of the Acteal Massacre– an attack on farmer families and others in the small community [...]
If you are a Cafe Campesino fan you have most likely had the pleasure of tasting our delicious Mad Poet Blend. While you may know that it is one of our most popular coffees, chances are you do not know the origins of this bright and sweet caffeinated concoction. Brew up a cup, pull up [...]
When you think of the powerful Civil Rights Movement in the fifties and sixties a number of cities come to mind; Birmingham Alabama, Selma, Alabama, and Albany, Georgia are all well known for their contributions to the larger struggle for equality. All of these places hold a well-deserved place in the history of the struggle [...]
The John Lewis mural in Sweet AuburnIn a small town in the farmlands of Southwest Georgia, we roast a delicious organic coffee called Sweet Auburn. Everyone loves the taste, but not everyone knows the story behind the name.Some ten years ago, with our friend and long-time Cafe Campesino supporter Maria Moore-Riggs of Revolution [...]
With its sleek design and simple functionality, the Chemex brewer has been a favorite of many coffee lovers.It’s even a pop-culture favorite, having earned a seat at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and had appearances in some episodes of “Friends,” “Mad Men,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and even a James [...]
We know you know the French Press. It’s often the first stop for anyone who loves coffee and wants to experiment with their brew method.The French Press is an immersion brew method, meaning that coffee grounds sit with hot water during the entire brew time. There is also no paper filter used. This type [...]
The multi-talented artist Eva Avenue designed our new Holiday Blend label. We’ve worked with her since 2017 and find she has a “joie de vivre” that is contagious. So, we did a Q&A with Eva to learn more about her creative process and what it takes to stay inspired during a global pandemic.CC: You [...]
While Central American coffee farmers were assessing the damage from Hurricane Eta, another tropical depression was forming in the Caribbean that would rapidly intensify and follow near the same course just 13 days after Eta landed.Hurricane Iota made landfall on Nov. 16 with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph just 15 miles south of [...]
When you’re approaching your first Thanksgiving season as a new grocery store owner, and there’s a shortage of pumpkin puree, what do you do? Make your own!, says Kristin Russell, co-owner of Savannah’s Brighter Day Natural Foods Market.Kristin and her partner Brad Baugh purchased Brighter Day at the end of last year, some 18 [...]
Hurricane Eta continues to dump heavy rain on coffee communities as it makes its way back into the Caribbean Sea. Below is an update from our importer, Cooperative Coffees on the flooding and damages caused by Eta since it first slammed into Nicaragua on Tuesday, Nov. 3.————————————————————————————————————————————————-NICARAGUAPROCOCER has reported damages to roads [...]
Hurricane Eta passed through northeastern Nicaragua on Tuesday afternoon.There have been reports of landslides that have caused the loss of some homes and farms for PROCOCER and CECOCAFEN/La Providencia farmers.As of Nov. 4, there were fortunately no reports of loss of life. There is no major risk of losing the harvest, because the [...]
Ribbon Cutting to be Held Thursday, Sept. 17FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 2, 2020AMERICUS, GA – Fair Trade, organic coffee company Café Campesino has partnered with Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) to open its first branded coffee shop on the University campus.Located in the Marshall Student Center at GSW, the new Café Campesino [...]
