News + Blog | Higher Grounds Coffee – Page 20

Feb 23, 2017

Bike theft stinks [UPDATE!]

Jan 20, 2017

Yirgacheffe Idido + our Good Food Friends

We're proud to announce we've won a 2017 Good Food Award for our Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Idido. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. So it’s no surprise that the country produces some of the most delightful, nuanced coffees, grown on heirloom plants that have been carefully tended for generations. We’re always tickled...

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

Relationships and Reality: The Incredible True Story of Jose Perez Vazquez

He has walked the corridors of Oslo City Hall as a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, but last December Jose Perez Vasquez had his eyes searching the concrete sidewalks of Chicago for change on a brisk dark night.

Nov 21, 2016 • #environment #holidays #reuse #sustainability

6 Tips for a Low-Stress, Waste-Free Holiday Season

Let's step back and look carefully at a few areas where we can minimize the piles of paper and plastic amassed by this season of sharing and celebration.

Nov 11, 2016 • #direct trade #On the Ground #origin trip #relationships

Join the 2017 Chiapas Sustainable Coffee Origin Trip

Join us on an adventure through the Chiapan Highlands of Mexico to spend time with our longest standing coffee growing partners, Maya Vinic, and learn about the Chiapas Water Projects we support.