For us, every day is International Women’s Day. Throughout Latin America, we see what women can do when they have the tools, skills, and knowledge: they’re slowly and steadily building food security, better nutrition, and stronger livelihoods – not just…
Read MoreWelcome New Sustaining Partners Speeder & Earl’s, Onyx Tonics!
Many thanks to our newest Sustaining Partners, Onyx Tonics and Speeder & Earl’s, both located in beautiful Burlington, Ve rmont! By signing on as a Sustaining Partner, Speeder & Earl’s and Onyx…
Read MoreSchool gardens get growing!
Thanks to the CoffeeGeek Holiday Fundraiser, we’re now working with the SOPPEXCCA coffee cooperative to help 200 students in three area elementary schools grow fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables. Nicaragua’s Food Security and Sovereignty law places a curriculum requirement for all schools, but doesn’t…
Read MoreMeet the Board: Bill Mares
Food 4 Farmers has a talented board of directors who work diligently to further our mission to help coffee farmers overcome the tough months of seasonal hunger. These “Thin Months” occur every year when income from coffee farming runs out,…
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Meet the Board Series: Kayd Whalen
Food 4 Farmers has a gifted board of directors who work diligently to further the mission of helping coffee farmers through the tough months of seasonal hunger. These “Thin Months” of food shortages occur every year, when income from coffee…
Read MoreMarcela interviewed by Good Food Jobs
Marcela spoke with the folks at Good Food Jobs recently about her experience in food security and the Coffeelands. Read the interview here.
Read MoreWhy Are Bees Good for Coffee?
Bees are good for coffee producers, their families, and communities in coffee-growing regions. Coffee-growing regions are good sites for honey bees, as plant diversity within the coffee farm offer excellent floral resources for honeybees. Coffee flowers produce sugary, high quality…
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Bee-visionary, Bill Mares
I’d like to give a little history on our Café y Miel project. It began seven years ago with a sobering discovery by Rick Peyser of Green Mountain Coffee while on a trip to the origins of coffee production in…
Read MoreThe Basics of Bees
Knowledge about bee biology is key to successful beekeeping. A bee colony has three types of bees: two female castes (a single queen and many workers), and a male bee – the drone. Queens are specialized females, laying eggs to…
Read MoreBee Products for Income
Honey bees can be an important source of nutritional or medicinal products, and/or income. Honey is the main product from honey bee keeping, providing dietary carbohydrate (sugar) and a variety of medicinal products. On average, beekeepers harvest about 50 pounds…
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