9 Keys of CAN’s AgroEco Coffee Project: Towards Building Economies for Life
AgroEco Nurtures the Swarm of Life
A Coffee Solidarity Network that
Nurtures the Swarm of Ecological and Community Life
“No coffee without forests! No coffee without campesino livelihoods!”
These are the affirmations converging the work of organized coffee farmers, CAN
Discover the taste of solidarity and community in every cup of AgroEco Coffee
Discover the taste of solidarity and community in every cup of AgroEco Coffee
What is the taste of solidarity and community in your cup of coffee? CAN opens its coffee tastings with this question, generating dialogue about the history, production,
Solidarity Networks for other Economies- Youth Coffee Cart Collective at the Aptos Farmers Market
SOLIDARITY NETWORKS FOR OTHER ECONOMIES
New Branch in the AgroEco Solidarity Supply Network: Youth Coffee Cart Collective at the Aptos Farmers Market
It is 6 am on Saturday morning. The crinkling of AgroEco Coffee bags and the pouring
Coffee and Solidarity
Insights from an AgroEco® Coffee Intern
My name is Gianni Castanon. I am a senior in the Environmental Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz, and an intern with the Community Agroecology Network (CAN) focused on their AgroEco® Coffee program. What drew me to AgroEco® Coffee is the organic, sustainable, and transparent business model they have with
The Aftermath of the Hurricane Season Amid the Long Pandemic
Amid the effects of the pandemic, Hurricane Eta struck Nicaragua on November 3. Hurricane Iota followed two weeks later, following the same path. They were devastating, both in force and in timing. At the Union de Cooperativas Agropecuarias Augusto Cesar Sandino in San Ramon (UCA San Ramon) the hurricanes
AgroEco® Coffee — We Need Your Solidarity!
Our previous newsletter took a look at how Covid-19 has exposed the injustices of our global food system, and how CAN and its partners are working creatively to stay connected, informed, healthy, and fed through mutual care of the land and each other. Here we examine Covid-19’s impact on the coffee supply chain, especially coffee
Bees for Life and Coffee
Did you know that due to pesticide use and climate change there is a 40% decline in insect species?
Gisela Illsecas, a coffee farmer in Veracruz, Mexico, had already diversified her coffee farm with fruit trees and medicinal plants, but had taken pollination for granted. She later learned about
Empowered Women
In the small coffee-growing community of Piedra Parada, tucked into the highlands of Veracruz, Mexico, a small group of business women are engrossed in decision making: what business do they want to start; which skills do they need to learn; and what are they going to do with the funds they have from their other
AgroEco® Coffee has a New Look!
AgroEco® Coffee bags have a new look this Fall! It’s the same delicious coffee with a fresh, new look! The red label is for coffee from Nicaragua; the blue label is for coffee from Mexico.
Along with the new labels, we have a new poster that shows how your purchase of AgroEco® Coffee