Last Sunday for the first time in nearly 10 months I returned to the valley of Ocobamba. Getting from the mountains 3,000 meters high up...

In this fourth and final installment we will overview the global trade of coffee and cacao, look at the future and specialty industries,...

In Part 3 we will discuss the cultivation and proliferation of coffee and cacao, highlighting the often negative social and environmental...

Let's pick up right where we left off...if you missed Part 1, check it out here The Harvest The harvest and processing of coffee and...

Coffee and chocolate...is there anything else in the world so beloved? In this series we’re going to take an in-depth look at the...

For centuries people have gathered to cultivate community over beverages. In the Middle Ages ale-houses and taverns dotted the landscape...

The term "food forest" is a concept I encountered working on small organic permaculture farms in the Pacific Northwest. The idea is to...

Not all of the goods I import are certified organic, but all of the small scale farmers I work with use organic practices; they do not...