In this four-part series, Ben Carlson (Long Miles Coffee) and Abby Fabre (7 Corners Coffee) talk to coffee producers from Central and South America. We hear from them how the global pandemic is affecting coffee production, the complexities of shifting to organic farming practices and what the specialty coffee industry should be doing to be more sustainable.
Felipe Sardi (La Palma y El Tucán) wasn't always a coffee producer and exporter. We dig into the early years of failure preluding La Palma as it is today, and what the tipping point was for Felipe and Elisa (co-founder and partner). Felipe talks to us about how organic farming practices haven’t paid off for Colombian coffee farmers, and why the specialty coffee industry should be pushing the limits to become more sustainable. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/long-miles-coffee/message
Felipe Croce (Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza) grew up on his family's coffee farm in Brazil. We talk to Felipe about the complexities of organic coffee farming, the misconceptions of Brazilian coffee, how shifting to organic practices hasn't paid off for Brazilian coffee farmers yet, and what he's doing to bring the farm to roasting partners in the face of the global pandemic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/long-miles-coffee/message
Tyler Youngblood (Azahar Coffee Company) co-founded an export company and café while on a road trip with friends through South America in 2010. We talk to Tyler about his role in developing the Colombian specialty coffee sector, co-creating "A Sustainable Coffee Buyer's Guide" and whether it's affordable to pay a dynamic price for coffee. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/long-miles-coffee/message
Benjamin Paz (Beneficio San Vicente) is a coffee farmer, producer, roaster and exporter in Santa Barbara, Honduras. Benjamin talks to us about what producing coffee during a global pandemic looks like, the challenges facing Honduran coffee farmers and answers the question: is producing commercial coffee more sustainable than specialty coffee? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/long-miles-coffee/message
This is the hardest year to sell coffee. Everybody is struggling. Ben and Abby will talk with friends in other parts of the world who are also coffee producers to highlight their voices during this time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/long-miles-coffee/message
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