Sustainable Gifts: 10 Ideas
Sustainable Gifts: 10 Ideas 🌱 Birthdays and Christmas [...]
Schoolmeals for the coffee farmers’ kids
We just reached our third goal: Thanks to you we [...]
Deworming pills for the coffee kids
Deworming of school children is one of the most effective means to foster development
From the tree to your cup: The long journey of your coffee
In December the coffee farmers in Ethiopia go through their busiest time of the year. That's when we go there, meet them and select the harvest
Eyeglasses for the coffee farmers’ children
We are just back from Ethiopia where we were able [...]
A short history of Cold Brew
When we ask people at our coffee tastings around Switzerland whether they’ve ever heard of something called “Cold Brew”, most of them shake their heads. The “new” way of drinking coffee has not yet conquered Switzerland.
What the … is Cold Brew? And how can I make it at home?
Black cold coffee might sound awful to some of you [...]
Lean Packaging & Less Waste
712 kg – that's the amount of waste an average Swiss produces each year, among the highest in the world. We don't want to contribute to this horrible fact.
The tenthousand coffees of Ethiopia
„Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee“. That's what you will [...]
How much do the farmers get?
“Before, we used to sell our coffee for 1.50 to 2 Birr but now we can sell it for 10 to 15 Birr”, said Kedir Aba Megal, one of the farmers of Bufeta Gibe, the cooperative that produces our coffee.
Nudging the children to school during harvest time
„During coffee harvest time children often don't come to school“ says Wendmage Guta, director of Bufeta Gibe school.
They came, they saw, they learned – Why eyeglasses?
Can you read this sentence? Then you’ve been pretty lucky. [...]
Deworming = Development
Deworming at school is one of the most effective means of increasing school attendance – and by that fostering education and development.