Coffee People

Stories of coffee people — their lives, work, struggles, successes, and dignity, told through origin, processing, cafés, families, and everyday conditions of life.
Better Means: Dignity, First
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Better Means: Dignity, First

This essay is part of a series of authorial reflections on the core values of The Better Coffee Standard. It looks at dignity — and at what happens when value is made conditional on quality, price, and profit, allowing people to disappear behind facades.
The Freedom to Leave Is Also Dignity
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The Freedom to Leave Is Also Dignity

Dignity in coffee isn’t only the right to stay on the farm. It’s also the right to leave it. This is a story about choice — and why freedom matters more than heritage.
Coffee Rust and the Farmer’s Choice
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Coffee Rust and the Farmer’s Choice

Coffee rust isn’t just a disease — it’s a decision farmers have to live with. This story follows one of those choices, made far from the cup, in the mountains of Nariño.