Wed, Aug 11th, 2010
by Ian Meredith, Head Bean
Poverty is an issue of justice not charity.
We're supporting the Micah Challenge to halve poverty by 2015
Make one promise - we can all do at least one thing
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Sun, Jun 20th, 2010
by Ian Meredith, Head Bean
We're back from Brazil - watch out for newsletter giving details of DIRECT link to new farm where we can make a diffference
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Wed, Sep 30th, 2009
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
No it's not a holiday it's work! No we won't be staying in five star luxury. Yes, we do have to have another set of injections. No we aren't going to the beach! And, yes, we probably end up eating deep fried grasshoppers (again!).
As a company committed to sourcing speciality coffee from small growers the team are again having to suffer and travel out to East Africa...
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Thu, Sep 10th, 2009
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
When friends come over to the house we of course ask them if they want a tea or coffee; not surprisingly they usually laugh and say, “a coffee of course”.
Now generally at home we drink coffee in a cafetiere (or french press for our North American friends)...
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Fri, Aug 28th, 2009
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
Would you believe it!
Spot what mug this guy is holding.
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Tue, Jul 28th, 2009
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
As some of you are aware; we set out on this EA adventure with the hope that we could enjoy some of the worlds best coffees whilst also being able to make a genuine difference to some of the poorer parts of the world. Probably the most exciting venture so far has been working alongside the Orera Village on the slopes of Kilimanjaro...
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Mon, Feb 18th, 2008
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
And onto Kampala City for the conference - we saw some wildlife and amazing scenery as well as some fantastic people.
Thanks for looking and continuing to journey with us as we aim to provide exceptional coffee and make a real difference to peoples lives!!
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Mon, Feb 18th, 2008
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
From Tanzania we headed to Uganda to visit AMIGOS and the East Africa Coffee Conference.
We got to see for ourselves the great work that AMIGOS are doing in Uganda - working to grow child sponsorship for AIDS orphans to give education and a genuine hope for the future; and developing Kira Farm Training Centre to train orphans in vocational and life skills to give them a sustainable future...
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Mon, Feb 18th, 2008
by Dave Keeper, Chief Bean
What a great visit to the Machare Farm! A beautiful place to stay in the heart of Africa and see coffee production firsthand: from nursery to planting, crop cultivation and environmental management, harvest, pulping, washing, drying . . . . . and a little bit of drinking too!
A really encouraging trip with regards to quality of the coffee we're buying and the environmental & social projects that are happening in and around the farm...
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