Category: Donors & Partners
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.
On International Women’s Day and Every Day, Women Lead
Today is International Women’s Day, when we celebrate all the women who make the world a better place. At Food 4 Farmers, we’ve celebrated women every day since 2011. We’re
Great Coffee Doing Good this Holiday Season
During the holiday season, we send out gratitude to every one of our supporters. Coffee-farming families should be able to enjoy healthy food every day, and our supporters make that
Second Edition of Roasted Rick’s Coffee Drops at Vermont Artisan
We're proud to announce the second release of Roasted Rick’s Coffee for a Better World, a series of limited-edition coffees that honor the work of Food 4 Farmers co-founder
Forests Feeding Families: Grow Ahead & Food 4 Farmers Launch New Programs
Indigenous and women-led coffee cooperatives in Latin America have teamed up with Food 4 Farmers and the crowdfunding platform, Grow Ahead, to launch three new farmer-led climate resilience projects in
Roasted Rick’s Honors Commitment to Lasting Food Security
Our 2020 Roasted Rick's campaign has ended. Stay tuned for new Roasted Rick's coffee in 2021! Rick Peyser's advocacy for coffee farmers and their communities goes back nearly 30
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Living with Uncertainty, Building Solidarity, Finding Inspiration
As the effects of COVID-19 ripple around the world, we remain in close contact with our partners across Latin America. This crisis provides us with an important opportunity to fully
Making Connections & Sparking Collaboration in Nicaragua
Connecting coordinators from different organizations creates camaraderie & collaboration.
Rick Steves Awards $50,000 Grant to Food 4 Farmers
Rick Steves has committed $1 million to fund Climate Smart initiatives. Food 4 Farmers is among 11 organizations selected.
Nell Newman Awards $20,000 Matching Grant to Food 4 Farmers
More than 820 million people around the world don’t have enough to eat, many in rural areas. While the idea of farmers going hungry may seem counterintuitive, over reliance on
Coffee that Matters: Allegro & Food 4 Farmers in Guatemala
Jessica Brooks (right) is a coffee buyer at Allegro Coffee. She recently traveled with Food 4 Farmers to Guatemala to visit our newest partner ACODIHUE, along with Maya Ixil, an
Space,Time & Dreams
We’re gathered together on plastic chairs around two sheets of butcher paper tacked to a wall of the warehouse, the lingering smell of green coffee surrounding us. At other times
Coffee-farming families are counting on you
Gloria Talavera (right), a participant in SOPPEXCCA's organic farmers' market program, explains their work to Andi Trindle of Philz Coffee. Collaborations are a powerful force for good. Since
Give back to the Planet with Food 4 Farmers
The evidence of climate change is all around us. Unfortunately, it’s often the communities least prepared to adapt who are bearing the brunt of the effects. Food 4 Farmers’ programs
802 Coffee’s Ceres Blend Supports Women’s Empowerment
802 Coffee has launched a new ‘Ceres Blend’ with coffee grown exclusively by women farmers. The Vermont roaster will contribute 20 percent of all proceeds from the blend to Food 4 Farmers
Philz Coffee Features Food 4 Farmers Partnership
We traveled to Nicaragua with the team from Philz Coffee to see the great progress our partner SOPPEXCCA is making to build stronger livelihoods and better nutrition for coffee-farming families
Welcome 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