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Thank You, Bill Mares!
Thank You, Bill Mares! After 12 years of extraordinary service, one of the pillars of Food 4 Farmers is retiring from the Board of Directors. Bill Mares joined the
Creating Opportunity. Empowering Women.
Creating Opportunity. Empowering Women. by Marcela Pino Being a single mom, Enoemia Mazariegos has had a difficult time getting ahead in life and providing for her two children. “Being
Fighting the Thin Months in Coffee Farming Communities
Fighting the Thin Months in Coffee Farming Communities by Marcela Pino and Rick Peyser For many rural households in Latin America that depend on the income from coffee production
Reflections on the Effects of Emigration on Rural Guatemalan Coffee Farming Communities
Reflections on the Effects of Emigration on Rural Guatemalan Coffee Farming Communities by Marcela Pino Earlier this year, our Development Director Jenn Staunton and I visited two of the
Food 4 Farmers & GrainPro Postharvest Diagnostic Report
Food 4 Farmers Diagnostic Confirms Coffee Farmers Lose a High Percentage of Basic Grains During Postharvest Storage Coffee producing families are facing a perfect storm of unstable coffee prices,
Producing Lasting Equity
A Panel Discussion with Women in Coffee Words from Food 4 Farmers' Co-Founder, Marcela Pino On January 19th, I had the opportunity to share a conversation with a great
Year End Reflections from our Co-Founder Rick Peyser
El Coyolar, Nicaragua I was seated in a white plastic chair at a folding card table in the backroom of a community cooperative building without electricity in El Coyolar,
Checking In and Out: A Farewell From Janice
After more than 10 years of co-directing Food 4 Farmers, our Co-Founder and Development Director Janice is stepping down to take a well-deserved retirement. Though we’re sad to see
Food 4 Farmers and GrainPro: A New Collaboration for Food Security
Collaboration is at the heart of all we do. We work hand-in-hand with coffee cooperatives and farming families to build food security, strengthen livelihoods, and help them lead their communities.
International Coffee Day 2021: The Future of Coffee Needs You
by Cody Gallagher Since 2014, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) has made October 1 a global celebration of the love of and passion for coffee. The ICO uses
Forests for Farmers: Agroforestry as a Food Security Strategy
by Cody Gallagher Farming families are aware of the challenges they face, and have innovative ideas to address them. But they need support and resources to turn these
Meet Alyson Welch, Our Executive Director
Now in our 10th year of work, we've hit another milestone: we've hired our first executive director, Alyson Welch! Aly has jumped in and is getting fully immersed in our