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 organization we’ve worked with since 2014. While there, Jess had…
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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 of the year, this is where it all happens. The…
Read MoreCollaborations are a powerful force for good. Since the beginning we’ve built partnerships with amazing companies who understand the link between healthy families and good coffee. For the majority of the 17.7 million farmers producing 80 percent of the world’s…
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This past year made it clear once again that coffee is simply not enough to support the millions of families who rely on it. The global coffee price has hovered well below the average cost of production, and farmers are…
Read MoreWe are honored to announce the addition of three new board members who will play an integral role in advancing our mission to help coffee-farming families create a food-secure future. New members include Carrie McLaughlin of Keurig Dr Pepper, Juliana…
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Food 4 Farmers Board Member Bill Mares travels to Chiapas, Mexico, and chronicles the impact of beekeeping and honey on coffee-farming families.
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Gloria Talavera stood in front of the audience at the University of Northern Nicaragua sharing stories about her garden. This wasn’t a garden club gathering, but a celebration of achievement for Gloria and the 27 other women in Food 4…
Read MoreThe 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 help coffee-farming families directly address those impacts, which is why…
Read MoreToday on International Coffee Day, the world celebrates women in coffee. At Food 4 Farmers, we celebrate women – and have partnered with them – every day since our work began in 2011. We see women as powerful connectors and…
Read More802 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 to support food security and economic autonomy for women in…
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