by Thread | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog, Coffees, News, Single Origin
Uganda Gumutindo From Mount Elgon, Uganda Fast Facts: Location – Mount Elgon Region Elevation – 1000-1900 meters Coffee varietal – Catimor Founded – 1998 Members – 7000 members in ten primary societies After losing its foothold in the...
by Thread | Jul 5, 2015 | Blog
A member of the Thread team visited the Muungano cooperative in late May and early June of 2015. In addition to having exceptional coffee, many of this cooperatives members are working towards gender equality in their community. In Swahili, Muungano means...
by Thread | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog
In Mexico, we continued the trip through the Mayan Highlands to visit Maya Vinic and see how they were coping with La Roya Much the same as we saw with the farmers of Yachil, the farmers of Maya Vinic have also been hit hard by La Roya. We spoke with Mariano Ortiz...
by Thread | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
Thread travels to Chiapas, Mexico to visit with farmers battling La Roya Traveling with a group of 20 or so other coffee roasters, importers, baristas, and general coffee enthusiasts, we made our way from San Cristobal de las Casas up into the Mayan Highlands to visit...
by Thread | Oct 12, 2014 | Blog
A visit with Fondo Paez reveals how farmers have been coping with climate change My first visit to Fondo Paez was a year and a half ago, March 2013. Yuri and several members of Fondo Paez welcomed me to Santander de Quilichao up in the mountains of the Cauca...