Blog Posts

Contributor Dani Straughan explores the conversation around the Living Wage in the US coffee industry - featuring an interview with Elle Taylor of Denver, CO based Amethyst Coffee Company:

.."The fact that the minimum wage hasn’t kept pace with a changing economy has made life precarious for low wage earners, and kept many at or just above the poverty line."

.."There are many in the coffee industry who continue to earn low wages, but the time for change is afoot... people are seeking out a more conscientious cup."

Is there change brewing for workers in the coffee industry?

Cafe workers have faced issues in the workplace for a long time, though unionization has historically been low in the sector. As workplace issues have become exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, however, workers are realizing the benefits that unionization can offer.

Aiden Graham (NC AFL-CIO) offers one other suggestion, however: 

“The other thing that we need is workers organizing, anywhere and everywhere they can.”

We're excited to share the latest chapter in our coffee journey with you. Loom Coffee's co-founder, Christopher Pierce has just returned from a visit to Costa Rica, where he had the chance to visit the coffee-producing community of Aquiares in Turrialba.

We invite you to share in the experience and be a part of this origin trip through this immersive travelogue, where Christopher details the road that led him to Aquiares, a swim underneath a 132-foot waterfall, and cupping coffees with one of the most innovative coffee producers around, Diego Robelo.

Nelson Raul Amador was born into the world of coffee. He's a fifth generation coffee farmer from Honduras and founder of De La Finca Coffee - a direct trade green coffee importer bringing the best of Honduran coffees to roasters in the US.

Join blog contributor Alexandra Bedoya and Loom Coffee Co. founder Christopher Pierce as we hear Nelson's story in his own words.

Up-and-coming coffee writer Dani Straughan explores the challenges of a global coffee industry grappling with climate change:

..While it is important to consider what can be done from an agricultural perspective, it is also important to look at things from an overall perspective - what changes can the coffee industry make as a whole to help farmers with the negative impacts of climate change?"