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Coffee Kids on Google Earth

Ever wanted to travel to see where Coffee Kids' partners work? Well, now you can... on your computer. All of Coffee Kids' partners in Latin America have been posted on Google Earth thanks to help from Winston Rost at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.

Simply download Google Earth at http://earth.google.com and install the program on your computer. Then download the link below and double-click it to open up a list of all of Coffee Kids partners. By clicking on the partner's names, you… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on November 26, 2008 at 8:50am — No Comments

Coffee Kids' Partner Opens Training Center, Celebrates 20 Years

By Kyle Freund

This past weekend (Nov. 21-23), I traveled down to Oaxaca, Mexico, to attend the 20th Anniversary celebration of Coffee Kids’ partner, CAMPO. They also dedicated their new training center, which they built with support from Coffee Kids.

photo of CAMPO Training Center

The new training center teaches by example. It was built using an environmentally-friendly compacted earth technique.… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on November 26, 2008 at 8:42am — No Comments

New Digs for Coffee Kids

Please note that Coffee Kids has moved. Our new address is:

Coffee Kids

1751 Old Pecos Trail, Suite K

Santa Fe, NM 87505 USA

Also, be sure to check out our Flickr page for photos of our partners at work.

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And finally, as always, if you need more… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on November 5, 2008 at 8:46am — No Comments

Coffee Kids 20th Anniversary DVD Now Available

Coffee Kids recently completed a DVD celebrating our 20th Anniversary with the help of Machine Hero, a Rhode Island-based communication arts company. The original 10-minute film can be seen below. It explores Coffee Kids role in the global coffee community and how support for organizations like Coffee Kids translates to support for the long term future of the specialty coffee industry.

The DVD features… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on October 24, 2008 at 3:03pm — No Comments

CK Staff Presents in Nicaragua

From September 1-4, 2008, Coffee Kids’ program staff attended Ramacafé 2008 in Manauga, Nicaragua. More than 300 participants from 16 countries (mostly from Central America) attended the event.

Coffee Kids presents at Ramacafe

Since 2004, Ramacafé has gathered scholars, producers, roasters, specialists, cooperatives and organizations involved in the coffee industry and coffee culture to share and discuss the future of the industry. This year, José Luis Zárate, Coffee Kids’ international program director,… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on September 24, 2008 at 9:28am — 2 Comments

Barista Champ Champions Coffee Farmers

What a great way start a Monday. When I arrived last Monday, I had a message of good news and glad tidings from Sarah Allen at Barista Magazine.

This past weekend (Sept. 12-14) Hiroshi Sawada, owner of Caffe Milk Art in Japan, competed in the Millrock Latte Art Championship and took first prize in one of the most… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on September 24, 2008 at 9:25am — No Comments

Organic Gardening in Mexico City

The Christian Science Monitor had an interesting article on the food crisis and how families in Mexico City are confronting rising prices with backyard gardens. "Mexico City Launches Community Gardens", provides more interesting stats on the food crisis that is affecting the world. Mexico has already put a freeze on the prices of food staples and now they are helping establish community gardens. organic gardening in Mexico with Coffee Kids and FomCafe

organic gardening in Mexico with Coffee Kids and FomCafe

As I… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on September 5, 2008 at 10:39am — No Comments

Program Update: Chajulense Association and STIAP, Guatemala

By Jose Luis Zarate, Coffee Kids Program Director

From July 21-27, Jose Carlos Leon Vargas and I spent nine days visiting Coffee Kids' counterparts, the Chajulense Association and Union of Independent Workers of Alianza Ranch (STIAP) in Guatemala.

The Chajulense Association was formed by a group of coffee growers 20 years ago in the department of El Quiche,… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on August 6, 2008 at 1:03pm — No Comments

20th Anniversary Reflections: Dorie Hagler

Photographer Dorie Hagler

has done a number of projects for Coffee Kids. After returning from the Peace Corps in Guatemala in the 1995, the photographer got in touch with Bill Fishbein and Coffee Kids to inquire about creating photos at origin.

Coffee Kids began working with Hagler and she created an amazing body of work documenting the life of coffee-farming families, the conditions in which they live,… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on July 17, 2008 at 11:17am — 1 Comment

Coffee Families Confront the International Food Crisis

While consumers in the United States fret over gas prices, a food crisis threatens millions around the world. Coffee Kids staff visited with families in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico and learned about the effects of the international food crisis and how they are confronting the problem.

According to women working with Coffee Kids partner organization FomCafé in Oaxaca, they have seen prices for basic products such as corn, oil and rice more than double since October of… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on July 11, 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Voice from the Field: Juana Sisimite

Juana Sisimite is an artisan project instructor working with Coffee Kids' partner Association for Sustainable Development of Paraxaj (ADESPA) on their Technical Work Training Program. Sisimite is teaching 26 women from the community of Paraxaj how to create 'fajas' or decorated belts that women in the region use as part of their traditional dress. This artisan project is part of ADESPA's larger goal to create… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on June 16, 2008 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Coffee Kids in Copenhagen

A little more than a month after the trip to Minneapolis for the SCAA Conference (check out our pictures on our Flickr site), we'll be taking off for Copenhagen, Denmark for the SCAE 'Wonderful Coffee' Conference and… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on June 9, 2008 at 11:16am — No Comments

Interesting Fundraising Idea

I read a blog this morning about an interesting fundraising idea being used in a coffee shop called Kurekure in Melbourne, Australia. Here's the blog where it appeared originally. The coffee shop gives patrons a card to let them know when their orders are ready. When the patron returns, the shop has a variety of trays where patrons can return the card. Each tray lists a non-profit or effort that the coffee shop supports. The… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on June 2, 2008 at 9:05am — No Comments

Check Out SCAA 2008-Coffee Kids Photos on Flickr

We had a great time at the 2008 Specialty Coffee Association of America's Conference and Exhibition in Minneapolis, Minn. Check out our Flickr page for images from the weekend.

The 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner went well with almost 300 new and old supporters and members joining us to celebrate 20 years… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on May 13, 2008 at 3:55pm — No Comments

2008 SCAA - Coffee Kids and the Key(note)

Coffee Kids was delighted to be able to present at the keynote address at the Specialty Coffee Association of America's (SCAA) Conference and Exhibition.

We'd like to thank all of our members, partners and sponsors throughout the world who have helped make it possible. We recently put together this video with the help of Machine Hero, a Providence, R.I.-based firm. It features images from our partners in Latin America and interviews with a number of our long term supporters and… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on May 2, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Coffee Kids' 20th Anniversary Dinner Sold Out

Thanks to all of our sponsors and those who signed up early, Coffee Kids’ 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the SCAA Conference in Minneapolis is sold out. We look forward to celebrating two decades with everyone attending.

If you weren’t able to get tickets to the event, be sure to visit our booth (#1241) in the exhibition hall. We’ll be featuring information and pictures of our with coffee-growing… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on April 16, 2008 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Coffee Kids Voice from the Field: Itzel Guadalupe

Itzel Guadalupe is a member of a youth training group and the radio production workshop sponsored by AUGE, a Coffee Kids partner in Cosautlán, Veracruz, México.

"I have been a part of the youth training group since 2006. I began by participating in a survey that we conducted and other topics. Itzel of Cosautlan in the area of Teocelo. The idea was to learn what the youth enjoyed and liked to do, to know what they think, where they are from, what they study, what they see for… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on April 9, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Putumayo Recording Artist to Perform at Coffee Kids 20th Anniversary Dinner

Our 20th Anniversary Celebration scheduled for May 3, 2008, at the SCAA Conference and Exhibition in Minneapolis, Minn., just keeps getting better. We’re happy to announce that Luca Mundaca, a recording artist with Putumayo World Music, will be performing at the event.

Mundaca, a self-taught guitarist and vocalist, has appeared on the Putumayo compilations "Women of the World Acoustic" and "Brazilian Lounge." She was born in Chile and moved with her family to a small town… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 18, 2008 at 2:27pm — No Comments

Coffee Kids Voice from the Field: Miriam Canto Juarez

Miriam Canto Juarez is a 13-year-old from the community Ocotitlan, Ixhuatlan de Café, Veracruz, Mexico. She takes part in programs run by Coffee Kids partner, Self-Managed Development (AUGE).

"I am part of the children’s savings group called ’Coral,’ this year with the help of Coffee Kids, our group has received… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 17, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Point-of-Origin Tours in Wall Street

Well, not really on Wall Street, but The Wall Street Journal featured an article on point-of-origin tours on March 11*. "Tours to Fair-Trade Farms Help Coffee Sellers Spread Word" tells about tours to coffee producing regions being conducted by various coffee companies. The article really hits on the transformative nature of these trips. When you have a chance to visit the… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on March 12, 2008 at 11:33am — No Comments

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