Fair Trade

Oct 9, 20181 min read

Coffee treat and more at 18 Days Coffee

Nothing beats the calming effect of a cup of coffee amidst a busy day, especially when one is in the middle of shopping. With a welcoming...

Aug 7, 20182 min read

House of Ekolife and Sparks Comm Manila fight for fair trade

MANILA - Instant, brewed, hot or cold, Filipinos have made coffee into a culture. But sadly, despite our country’s passion for coffee,...

Dec 15, 20166 min read

Basking in the Locale Coffee Scene

Local coffee businesses have been moving fast in the country, with names that have been made available in local supermarkets and stores....

Nov 22, 20152 min read

Prospects for Arabica coffee bright

THERE is a big market for the Arabica coffee grown in the Cordillera. Coffee growers, nursery operators and other industry stakeholders...

Jul 28, 20151 min read

Kape Maria: Helping Filipino coffee growers with every cup

More than 200 years ago, the production and export of coffee was once a major industry in the Philippines. Back then, the country was the...

May 11, 20145 min read

World Fair Trade Day 2014 – May 10

Fair Trade People, 2014 World Fair Trade Day’s theme shines the spotlight on Fair Trade producers, people buying their products and other...

May 10, 20144 min read

Fair Trade must offer hope, transform coffee industry - producer

Eager farmers belonging to a cooperative here milled around their open air coffee shop on a hill outside of Manila waiting to show...

Jan 30, 20115 min read

Introducing Fair Trade High Above the Clouds

In the last posting, I wrote about Vie and Basil Reyes’ approach to localizing Fair Trade as a step-by-step process. I was interested to...

Jan 22, 20118 min read

To Make Coffee Sustainable

In late 2006, I met a “Development Specialist” from Japan. He was working with a minority group in the highlands in Vietnam and that they...

Feb 10, 20085 min read

A brewing revolution

When you order your favorite cup of coffee or pour yourself a mug of your morning brew, do you know where the coffee beans were roasted?...