Every year, over 30,000 coffee professionals complete an SCA education program with more enrolling each year. As a new regular feature, we’d like to spotlight some of our amazing alumni and share their successes. Our first featured alumnus is Sum Ngai of Coffee Project NY. She and her partner Kaleena have been bringing great coffee …
The Sustainability webinar series on Farm Profitability and Prosperity generated great discussion and many questions from viewers. This post is the first of four in which the panelists from the second webinar, which took place September 25th, will answer your questions. You can watch a recording of webinar #2 here. Janina Grabs is a postdoctoral researcher …
By Freda Yuan Seven years ago, I was battling with bulimia and depression. Life was miserable rather than enjoyable. My emotions were up and down, sometimes happy and sometimes sad. It was so extreme that I hit a wall several times a day. At that point, I was trapped. This experience was replayed over and …
Sponsored content provided by Rekerdres & Sons Insurance Agency, Inc. By Adam C. Rekerdres Reksons is a family-owned insurer specializing in origin-forward insurance of coffee traders since 1953. We have found that there are three classes of coffee shippers: Shippers who finance their supply chain risk Shippers who took their exposure to supply chain risks …
By Theresa Maguire Why volunteering is so much more than earning a complimentary badge. I have found that those who volunteer for the Specialty Coffee Association are almost as passionate about volunteering as they are about coffee! Everyone takes a different path to their first volunteer experience. Maybe it all starts with a simple desire …
The coffee industry has a long way to go on the road towards having a sustainable and equitable supply chain. However, it is clear that there are many smart and compassionate people working in coffee who strive to make a difference through their everyday actions. We see this through the work being done by roasting …
By Adam Pesce For as long as sustainability has been a topic of discussion in coffee, people have been arguing over the best way to achieve it—with no clear right answer (but a few clearly wrong ones). Many years ago, at an SCAA Expo, I witnessed one of the most informative discussions I had ever …
By Kim Elena Ionescu Almost eight years ago, a piece of trivia about boiled potatoes completely changed the way I prepared my coffee (not to mention a bunch of other foods). A colleague of mine approached me at the lunch table, and related having heard that heating the water to boil a potato required more …