A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Ortonville, Michigan, which is a northern rural suburb of Detroit. Flying three-quarters of the way across the United States is a big deal. Traveling alone does not make me nervous, but rather the task I was given while visiting made me apprehensive. I was to train [...]
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Guatemala Farm Friendly Update
I would like to write an update regarding our Rain Forest Alliance (RFA) certification project in Guatemala. I wrote an article about this initiative a few months ago. Last March, a formal audit group from the FIIT foundation located in Guatemala had the opportunity to visit El Paternal farm to check the compliance of each [...]
Portland Roasting Recognized in Case Study
Graduate students from Portland State University submitted a case study based on the Portland Roasting business model. It has been ranked first in a preliminary round of the Oikos Case Study Writing Competition 2010. Students focused their research on the Portland Roasting core program — Farm Friendly Direct™.
Students took an in-depth look at the way [...]
Heading to the SCAA Show
We are preparing for the SCAA annual show held in Anaheim, Calif., next weekend, April 16-18. If you are joining the specialty coffee gathering, please visit us at booth #1701-03. Mark and Marie will take part in the following panels on industry trends and happenings:
Measuring our Impact: An Innovative Method to Track Social and Environmental [...]
