dean cycon
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What is your position in the coffee industry?
coffee roaster
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
orange, ma usa
How many years have you been in the industry?
20
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
every single one!
About Me:
hey! dean here! i am the co-founder of Coffee Kids, Cooperative Coffees, Coffeelands Trust and Dean's Beans. I believe in manifesting my values through my work, and making sure the coffee is great!
About My Company:
dean,s beans is an all-organic, fair trade roaster using business as a vehicle for progressive social change at the source.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
culture, custom, ecology
Website:
http://www.deansbeans.com

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At 3:22pm on January 25, 2009, Maria Jose Huezo said…
Hola DeaN...
How's life...?
Oh BTW... i make my own DAMN coffee hehehe.. i love that shirt, thank you!
See you soon :)
At 1:16pm on June 27, 2008, teresa pilarz said…
so glad i decided to wander over to your page again (your reply didn't post on my page)...and sorry for my delay this time. those travel plans sound amazing and i understand how involved things become; just finished planning our own trip to costa rica and if u are an active traveler there are so many details.

yes! i am definitely interested in exploring it further. i've never been to nicaragua, but actually i would love to collaborate on such a project and it also would be an amazing learning experience for me as well. you're probably in guatemala now; when you return, shoot me an email at trpilarz@yahoo.es and let's set up a time we could talk.

un saludo y muy buen viaje!
At 7:19am on June 12, 2008, dean cycon said…
sorry about that. we are planning a trip to Guatemala in two weeks, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi in September, Haiti in November... so i have been so busy on all this. What I was thinking is that we have a great project in Nicaragua, a cafe/roasterie that is owned and operated by a prosthetic clinic that provides free limbs ane therapy to coffee landmine victims. The cafe needs some advice on menus, food prep, some barista training, etc. it is run by great hearted, well intentioned people without a lot of skill, so it is a real clean slate. In other words, any help would be great help, even helping design or make signs for the place. are you interested? it could be a one week gig or even five days.
At 11:23am on June 11, 2008, teresa pilarz said…
still wondering what that "very special" something is that you have in mind...

btw, your guatemala visit sounds very cool!
best,
teresa
At 7:53am on June 10, 2008, dean cycon said…
Hi Sonia!

It would be fun to work with my friends in El Salvador again! I am always eager to help farmers increase income and better their lives. So keep in touch, and the next time IO go to Central America I will swing over. I will be in Guatemala for the first week of July, but my schedule is already made and pretty tight. I will be taking my sixteen year old daughter down to work for a month in five indigenous villages with the teenage girls on self-esteem. Great work!

Let me know more about what you guys are up to. I have a lot of respect for Luis and the work you are doing. I also had a great time at the dance clubs and bars! Woo-hoo!
best,
At 7:33am on June 10, 2008, Sonia Martinez said…
Hi Dean, nice to meet you... well we're working on local consumption, export, promoting Cafe de El Salvador among some other things...

Reading on Luis's comment are you planning on visiting ES any time soon? well lets us now and we'll be more than glad to have you
cheers,
At 9:26am on June 6, 2008, Luis Rodriguez said…
Hola Dean! como estas? .... yeah i'ts nice to see you here... everything look very nice for coffee this year, no weather problems so far... we hope everything stays normal.... yeah, it's been too much when are u comming back man... hope to c you around! let me know if there's any plans from your side to come ok?

take care Dean and i wish u success in everything u r doing... any other movie lately?
At 9:43am on June 5, 2008, Dan Jolliff said…
I bet we can figure something out!
I'll get out the job box full of tricks!
Maybe we can crank up the fan a little?
At 7:46am on June 4, 2008, teresa pilarz said…
what an honor dean-have to admit i'm a fan! the short answer to your question is i've worked a stint at s'bucks (gasp!) and a couple of independents sporadically over the years, mostly bar experience. at home though, i'm a foodie that cooks, bakes, and recently has gotten into home roasting (thanx for sending the beans!) i'm super committed to organics/FT and the politics behind it all-for 3 years i've been host for an organic csa in my area and have learned a ton!

i've tried to break into coffee as a viable career, but nobody wants to hire a barista with a masters degree (even p/t) and although not impossible, moving is more complicated as you get older unless the offer is really good. so, much of my coffee background is self-taught...and i'm determined as ever to make it a f/t gig, which likely means doing my own thing.

looking forward to hearing your ideas...you have definitely "piqued" my interest. :) saludos!
 
 
 

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