Three Generations, One Shared Journey For Change
On this International Coffee Day, we celebrate not only the coffee that fills our cups but the hands and hearts behind it. This year’s theme, “embracing collaboration for collective
2024 Mid-Year Review
The first half of 2024 has been a testament to the resilience and determination of Food 4 Farmers and our cooperative partners across Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Colombia. Despite
Beekeeping Beyond Borders
Luis Jimenez, the Co-op Manager at ACODIHUE in Guatemala, recently ventured to Burlington, Vermont for an immersive beekeeping experience that epitomizes Food 4 Farmers’ commitment to building capacity for
Steady Growth, Deep Impact: Reflecting on Food 4 Farmers’ Progress in 2023
by Marcela Pino 2023 stood as a pivotal year for Food 4 Farmers, marking moments of both ambitious strides and reflective pauses. We’re proud to say that our year’s
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
Earth Day 2021: Farmers on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Around the world, farmers are feeling the challenges pile up once again. Coffee rust. Low coffee prices. Political strife. Climate change. And now a pandemic has impacted their livelihoods and
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
The Call for TransFARMation
Food and the way it’s produced has a dramatic impact on the environment, biodiversity, and food security. Overreliance on input-intensive agricultural systems has left budgets stretched, the environment battered,
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