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
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
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
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,
Coffee and Honey: Changing the World Together
Food 4 Farmers Board Member Bill Mares travels to Chiapas, Mexico, and chronicles the impact of beekeeping and honey on coffee-farming families.
Making the Case for Better Coffee through Bees
This article was originally published April 12, 2018 on Daily Coffee News. By now it’s common knowledge that bees are in jeopardy throughout the world. As agricultural practices have intensified
Food 4 Farmers Awarded Allegro Coffee Making Coffee Matter Donation
We’re happy to announce we have been selected as the recipient of Allegro Coffee’s Making Coffee Matter Program! We’ve been awarded $10,000 to conduct a community food security assessment for
Why 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
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
The 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