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Signature Drinks Made Easy
Signature Drinks Made Easy
Want to get creative with your cafe menu? Looking to jazz up your at-home coffee experience? Either way, it’s easy to make your own flavored syrups and give your coffee... Read more...
Cooperative Coffees Allocates $130K for Immediate COVID Relief for Coffee Farmers
Cooperative Coffees Allocates $130K for Immediate COVID Relief for Coffee Farmers
Photo: Partner farmers at the Pangoa Cooperative in Satipo, Peru Higher Grounds is a proud member-owner of Cooperative Coffees, the world's only fair trade, organic coffee importing cooperative. We buy our... Read more...
Acidity in Coffee: Friend or Foe?
Acidity in Coffee: Friend or Foe?
Fruity, tangy, sparkling, citrusy, vibrant. Or should we say sour, sharp, tart, pungent, harsh? It can be difficult to know if the words we use to describe coffee mean the... Read more...
6 Ways to Use Coffee Grounds in your Garden
6 Ways to Use Coffee Grounds in your Garden
There's nothing like coffee for a quick pick-me-up in the morning. Your plants could also use a coffee boost once in a while. The gardening section of your nearest big-box... Read more...
On the Ground Update: Gender Equity in DRC
On the Ground Update: Gender Equity in DRC
This project update comes to us from board members of On the Ground, Higher Grounds' partner nonprofit working on sustainable development in coffee growing regions. To support On the Ground's important... Read more...
3 Sustainable Tips for Enjoying Your Coffee Fresh
3 Sustainable Tips for Enjoying Your Coffee Fresh
Learn how to optimize the freshness of your coffee and avoid waste. Read more...
The Climate, Carbon, and Coffee Initiative
The Climate, Carbon, and Coffee Initiative
Higher Grounds is one of 23 North American roasters who collectively own Cooperative Coffees, our green coffee importer. The original version of this post originally appeared on Cooperative Coffees' blog... Read more...
Quality from Seed to Cup: All about Roasting Coffee
Quality from Seed to Cup: All about Roasting Coffee
Coffee roasting is a delicate art and a complex science, and it’s a process that we’re continually learning more about. Over the past decade plus, we’ve grown from two people using... Read more...
Farmer Feature: Eraldo Garcia of COMSA
Farmer Feature: Eraldo Garcia of COMSA
For the past few years, we've sourced a handful of single-farmer lots from within the COMSA cooperative in Marcala, Honduras. COMSA also provides the coffee we use in our Funky... Read more...
Saveur du Kivu - DRC Coffee on the Rise
Saveur du Kivu - DRC Coffee on the Rise
Saveur du Kivu (SduK) is a celebration of the reemergence of coffee in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As the specialty coffee cupping competition and annual meeting for representatives throughout... Read more...
The Congo Comeback
The Congo Comeback
The “Congo Comeback” showcases how an inclusive, collaborative, and equitable market system translates to stronger, more resilient, and diverse value chains. Read more...
6 Reasons COMSA Rocks
6 Reasons COMSA Rocks
Jennifer traveled to Marcala, Honduras during the third week of March to visit our partner farmers at COMSA with a group of other roasters and staff from Coop Coffees. Read more...