Gratitude for Coffee Growers
by Jessie Price Before my feet hit the floor each morning, my coffee brews itself, thanks to an auto timer. I’m vertical less than 42 seconds before I smell
Exciting News from our Partner COMEPCAFE!
by Marcela Pino On October 13, our program partners at the COMEPCAFE coffee cooperative, located in Cauca, Colombia, celebrated their first Feria de Semillas y Sabores, a monthly organic
Who Is Today’s Coffee Farmer?
by Marcela Pino As September winds down, we gear up to celebrate International Coffee Day on October 1st. International Coffee Day was started in 2014 by the International Coffee
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,