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Posts tagged: relationships

Sep 09, 2016 • #coffee farming #cooperatives #Maya Vinic #Mexico #relationships

Growing Organic Coffee in Chenalho, Chiapas, Mexico

How much does it actually cost to grow organic coffee in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico? Jose, our long time friend and co-founder of the Maya Vinic cooperative, explains how much it costs to cultivate organic coffee in Chiapas.

Aug 30, 2016 • #Congolese coffee #DRC #gender equality #On the Ground #relationships

Supporting Gender Equality in Eastern Congo

"The GALS has improved the economy of so many households. The women and children are now participating in the decision-making in their household and community, and they have now joint planning and transparency in their households."

Aug 25, 2016 • #coffee farming #cooperatives #Maya Vinic #Mexico #relationships

The Power of Co-ops: Farmer stories (Jose, Part 1)

“Before the creation of Maya Vinic, I had to deal with middlemen—coyoteros—who would use their own unreliable scales to cheat us out of kilos of coffee. Many told us coffee was used to dye clothes or for medicine...” For several months now, Higher Grounds has had the honor of...

Feb 23, 2016 • #coffee farming #Maya Vinic #Mexico #relationships

Meet Jose, Maya Vinic Founder and Farmer

It is for Jose and all those he represents that we strive to share our circular model of business with the larger specialty coffee community, pushing our colleagues and competitors alike to engage more deeply with the issues at the core of coffee-producing communities.

Feb 11, 2014 • #Congo #Congolese coffee #direct trade #DRC #gender equality #origin trip #relationships

Eastern Congo: the Last Bastion of Specialty Coffee

I’ve been captured by the allure of one of the last standing bastions of potential for specialty coffee production left in the world. I write this as I travel across the world for a second visit to the eastern shore of Lake Kivu in the DRC in less than a year.