The processing of coffee is known to influence flavor. But there is more to it than that. The environmental impact varies with various processing techniques as well. From natural sun-dried
Waste or Revenue: Biotech will save the farmers Coffee is made from a bean. Most people know this little fact. But coffee starts as a berry on a tree. Commonly
When we hear the term “changing behavior” or when we engage in conversation about it, it’s always from the perspective of Western consumers. Drink organic coffee and pay a fair
Red Bracelets and Mobile Apps We live exciting times my friends, as harvest season is almost there. In order to prepare the smallholder farmers for harvest, we sent our Master
Hi, my name is Ådne, and as part of my work for Fairchain I was asked to write a blog. And I think it is good to start with a
In the midst of the turmoil of the Ethiopian MP stepping down and an official state of emergency our loyal FairChain trainees gathered in Jimma. On the agenda: nutrients, shade
Do Ethiopian coffee farmers take some time off after the intensive harvest period? No sir, right after all the red cherry is picked, it is time for pruning. Who else
We are still harvesting! Joost is literally buried in heaps of coffee cherry. The supply is immense and unstoppable. Since November 11th, the FairChain farmers have been providing us with
Meet Shamshedin A/Goja A/Diga. A dedicated coffee farmer from the village of Suntu. With his wife he has 5 children and 2 hectares of coffee. On October 1st of this
Last week we told you about the Triple FairChain Premium we are paying to our farmers in Limu, Ethiopia. This of course is no unconditional premium. Instead, it is an
In this serie of FairChain Harvest blogs, we’ll now show you how we discovered that we actually pay a FairChain Premium three times. 1. Twenty percent We thought we paid
Where does your bag of 100% Limu coffee come from? From Limu. Makes sense doesn’t it? Today Mark headed out from the town of Jimma, known as the birth ground
