Great Brazilian Coffee Direct This year we started a new feature on our journal and through social media where once a month we highlight one of our single origin sources. This month it’s our Brazilian Gerezim. We thought it would be a great opportunity to share some of the original
Ethical Addictions purchased it’s first Africa coffee from the Machare farm on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. This journal entry features the first three issues of the Daily Espresso that were published in 2009. Reading these articles you will discover some of the projects that Ethical Addictions has been involved with
The News Shot is our “readers digest”. A one page update on what we get up to throughout the year in a pdf format. Below are the archives ranging from 2009 – 2018. Click on one of the compendiums below to see the journey we’ve taken with our farmers. Issues
Back in June our friend in Cameroon, Matti Foncha, who we buy our Cameroon Boyo coffee from, uploaded a video to YouTube where he talks about how the coronavirus has affected him and coffee production. We have also included a transcript for people who would prefer to read rather than
Written by Jack Fresh from the trip to the Machare African coffee Farm and the surrounding smallholders in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro I am sitting, reflecting on the privilege it is to now be part of the EA journey, and to realise how great it is to have been
A little guest has arrived. We’re exploring opportunities to partner and work direct in Colombia and came across this fantastic Colombian coffee, with a great story too. Argelia in the region of Cauca, is a remote place and this project is designed to educate and provide investment to assist farmers
Summer 2019 Beautiful scenes, beautiful coffee Previous Next This is Jacutinga, ethically sourced coffee from a small coffee growing community high in the hills of southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. We’ve been back to buy the crop this year and meet with Osmar and his family. The more they understand speciality
The civil war in the region is awful whilst barely making the news. A combination of no oil or rich natural resources, and other international distractions like Brexit, means a tragic story is unfolding with little awareness or assistance from the international community. That happens so often in our broken
EA are continuing to work with the rural community of Jacutinga, Poco Fundo, this year. Osmar and his family grow exceptional coffee at around 1200m and it is pure joy in a cup so we are roasting it a little lighter and selling it as a special individual origin. This
We had hoped to be out in Cameroon at the end of this year and deepening our relationships with farmers, however that is now not going to be possible. We hope and pray for a swift and peaceful resolution, for the country and it’s people. When safe and possible we
