News

Together we can take small steps back to reality

Ignoring political rhetoric, we really are in this together, but as your direct trade coffee roasters, that is how we’ve always seen our relationship with our customers and our suppliers, especially our farmers.  So we write to encourage us all as we face the challenge to adapt and re-open, and

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Fine Food Digest ‘Best Brands 2020’

We have been voted one of the UK’s best brands by independent retailers in the latest issue of Fine Food Digest. the magazine is read by independent delicatessens, farm shops, food halls and speciality food buyers. The best brand survey  was created by asking buyers in farm shops, food halls

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Farms

The boys are back in town

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

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Products

Introducing the r-cup

SHOP NOW We were so impressed with this product that we decided to stock it! If you are after a great product to drink your ethical filter coffee on the go, from then this is it. Here are five reasons why we love it: 100% leak proof* and easy to open/shut

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A little guest has arrived. Colombia Cauca

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

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New coffee bags

Our new coffee bags looking oh so good! Our new stand-up pouches available now for all coffees: > kraft paper outer > one-way valve for freshness > ziplock resealable strip > new labels But same great coffee of course.

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Articles

Measuring our impact on the environment

One of our passions at home and overseas has always been to find affordable and practical ways to minimise our environmental impact and reduce single-use plastics. As you may know we already do a lot, but recently we’ve been able to do more, and have some further creative ideas in

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Newsletter: Weights & Measures

Autumn 2019 Weigh more value for small producers in Tanzania You can’t do your job properly without the right tools. We continue to believe in our farmers, and continue to invest in our relationships with them in order to improve their livelihoods, and improve your coffee. These new weighing scales

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Farms

Newsletter: Jack & Jacutinga

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

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Farms

A visit from Matti, all the way from Cameroon

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

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