Climate Change and Coffee Bean Survival

Climate Change and Coffee Beans

Climate Change and Coffee Bean Survival This Seriously Hipster Bean Is Coffee’s Best Hope for Survival By Matt Reynolds, Science  Jan 2023 Climate change is straining the world’s two favorite coffee species. Could a resilient 19th-century alternative solve the brew’s existential crisis? OK, WE GET it. You fancy yourself a coffee snob. You’ve got a … Read more

Thanks for all the love

Neighbourhood Coffee

We’re pleased as punch to be featured in David Cinelli’s 12 days in your neighbourhood this holiday season.  Thanks for all the love To watch the video click here      

How Coffee is Processed

How Coffee is Processed

by Direct Trade farmer Katia Duke Honduras San Isidro coffee, November 2021 Microorganisms Process, How coffee is processed One of the fascinating things about coffee is how versatile it turns out to be, it allows us to experiment from an early stage on the farm to the different options served by a cup and that … Read more

Organic Farming in Peru

Organic Farming in Peru

Organic Farming in Peru This short article highlights why these coffee producers are turning to Organic Farming in Peru to cope with the climate crisis.  Below is the transcript from Segundo Guerrero and his son Hugo on some of  the current challenges facing Organic Farming in Peru.   See video link below. Segundo Guerrero with son … Read more

BREWED AWAKENING

Coffee Roasters Toronto's Top 14

BREWED AWAKENING We’re drinking more coffee at home than ever before. Here’s how to make the most of every cup with top beans from local roasters.  Adapted from an article by Alex Baldinger  Photography by Vicky Lam December 2020 Brewed Awakening with Coffee Roasters Toronto’s Top 14 Thank you Toronto.  Thank you Toronto Life. We … Read more

Burundi Izere Coffee

Burundi Izere coffee

Burundi Izere Coffee Direct Trade by Deborah Ntawigirira Izere coffee is a company I co-founded with my mother in order to bring in specialty coffee (Burundi Izere) from coffee coops.  Like me, it’s a Canadian and Burundian company. As reflected in the brand’s name, Izere is founded on the values of hope and faith, traits … Read more

Yemen Haraz Coffee Single Farm

Coffee Drying on beds Haraz Red

Yemen Haraz Coffee Single Farm is Authentic. Yemen Haraz Coffee doesn’t come to mind while thinking about coffee, but coffee is deeply connected to the country’s history and most of the world’s coffee culture goes back to this small country in the Middle East.  Coffee’s birth place is Ethiopia yet the coffee drink as a … Read more