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What Kind of Coffee Drinker are You? Reflections after Guatemala
What Kind of Coffee Drinker are You? Reflections after Guatemala
Thankfully for everyone involved, there are many kinds of coffee drinkers in this world. Read more...
On the Ground Update Feb 2026: Pre-financing Coffee in Bolivia
On the Ground Update Feb 2026: Pre-financing Coffee in Bolivia
Higher Grounds' and On the Ground’s pre-financing program offers short‑term loans to cooperatives so they can pay farmers immediately for their delivered crop. Read more...
Our World of Good Friends: Miret Bua, Sidama, Ethiopia
Our World of Good Friends: Miret Bua, Sidama, Ethiopia
We’ve come here to Fero’s administrative office—a basic room with one desk, papers neatly piled in the corner, a few shelves and informational posters on the walls—in the coffee farming... Read more...
WRC Blend for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
WRC Blend for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month—a time to listen, to act, and to stand with survivors. We’re honored to partner with the Women’s Resource Center and help amplify the critical... Read more...
From Schools For Chiapas: Marichuy to Mother Seeds, Sowing Seeds for Life
From Schools For Chiapas: Marichuy to Mother Seeds, Sowing Seeds for Life
Weaving the work of the past year, of preventative measures and medicine-making with food sovereignty and climate resiliency, Mother Seeds in Resistance is about the fabric that connects us to... Read more...
Plug In With Schools For Chiapas and Support "Mother Seeds In Resistance"
Plug In With Schools For Chiapas and Support "Mother Seeds In Resistance"
Higher Grounds has deep roots in the Zapatista communities of Chiapas. Join us and our partners at Schools For Chiapas in supporting this important seed project. Mother Seeds in Resistance... Read more...
Higher Grounds and May Erlewine Present “Shine On”
Higher Grounds and May Erlewine Present “Shine On”
Is there any better way to wake up in the morning than to the aroma of a perfect cup of coffee with the backdrop of your favorite song? Throughout history,... Read more...
How Does Collaboration Drive Change and Social Impact in the Coffee Supply Chain?
How Does Collaboration Drive Change and Social Impact in the Coffee Supply Chain?
Coffee is one of the most traded agricultural exports in the entire world. It supports an utterly enormous industry. In 2018, global coffee exports alone were worth $30.9 billion, according... Read more...
Cooperative Coffees wins SCA Sustainability Award
Cooperative Coffees wins SCA Sustainability Award
We are thrilled to share that the importing cooperative we co-own has been recognized by the Specialty Coffee Association for our sustainability efforts and business model. Below is an edited version... 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...
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...
Peru Meets Sumatra in Montreal
Peru Meets Sumatra in Montreal
Last week, our director of coffee Jennifer (on the bottom shelf in the group shot above!) attended a producer-roaster quality exchange at Cooperative Coffees' headquarters in Montreal (Coop Coffees is... Read more...