by Matt Earley | Aug 18, 2017 | Just Coffee Cooperative, Uncategorized
Over the past few years specialty coffee roasters — those focused on sustainability and those who are not — have been steadily working to up the cup quality of their coffee. To make sure that we not only maintained, but increased the overall excellence of...
by Matt Earley | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am just back from visiting our partners FEM and Las Diosas in northern Nicaragua. It was a great visit full of news about projects JCC has been supporting as well a getting the low-down on some new initiatives they have cooking there. A little background– in...
by Matt Earley | May 10, 2017 | Fair Trade, Fair Trade Coffee, FAQ's, Just Coffee Cooperative, Organic Coffee
Amongst the sea of coffee brands you find in the grocery aisles these days you’ll be greeted with the wondrous smells and offerings of ground coffee: drip, espresso, fine, medium and coarse, as well as whole bean coffee. Which route do you go? Safe and easy pre-ground...
by Matt Earley | Apr 25, 2017 | FAQ's, Just Coffee Cooperative, Organic Coffee
Many of us know the term organic by what it is not. We’ve heard many of the “no” words: No pesticides. No chemicals. No toxins. No plant or animal poisons. No hormones. No antibiotics. While those reasons are all pretty significant motivators to purchase organic...
by Matt Earley | Apr 20, 2017 | Coffee Recipes
There’s nothin’ like a good ol’ cuppa brewed coffee in the morn or a strong sip of bourbon after a long day’s work. Combine the two golden elixirs together and you’ve got yourself one helluva caffeine-kicked cocktail perfect to sip a...