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How do you brew your coffee every morning? Pour-over, french press, standard coffee machine? It’s probably quite different than how Sofia Vanegas, small-scale coffee farmer in northern Nicaragua, prepares her organic coffee. Coffee culture in Nicaragua is a beautiful, meticulous process....
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We are sad to report that Sr. Raúl Del Águila, the general manager of the COCLAcooperative in Quillabamba, Peru, passed away on February 13, 2013, while working in Germany. He was a true visionary and a great man. Raúl was the...
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BY THALEON TREMAIN July-August 2011 First published in the Cooperative Grocer A growing category in grocery retail embraces farmer-ownership What do the following have in common: Divine Chocolate, Ocean Spray, Tillamook, Organic Valley and Florida’s Natural? They are all “Farmer-Owned” brands...
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The farmer-owned cooperative Pachamama Coffee launched the world's first global C.S.A. (Community Support Agriculture) program last week. (Here's an article from the New York Times). The new web platform, www.CoffeeCSA.org, is a community supported agriculture model that allows consumers to subscribe to regular deliveries...
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The COCLA Cooperative of Quillabamba, Peru, is a leading Farmer-Owned and Fair Trade organization owned and governed by more than 8,000 small-scale family farmers. COCLA, a founding member of Pachamama Coffee Co-op (USA), sells its fresh-roasted coffee to food cooperatives throughout the United...
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