by Courtney Foth | Jan 28, 2022 | Cafes, Community, Fundraising, On the Ground
These little colorful woven friendship bracelets sit in a basket near the cash register at the cafe. When the cafe is empty I always stare at them, tracing the patterns and colors, wondering whose hands wove them, where they’d been. Working with On the Ground Global...
by amavidaMain | Apr 18, 2018 | Community, Events, On the Ground
Where can you find Amavida Coffee at Specialty Coffee EXPO 2018? Will we see you at the 2018 Specialty Coffee Association’s annual EXPO? We sure hope so! The Specialty Coffee EXPO is an excellent chance for coffee producers, importers, roasters, baristas and a...
by amavidaMain | Sep 4, 2017 | Coffee, Community, On the Ground, Sourcing
With a medium body and notes of citrus, dark chocolate, and bergamot, our Project Congo coffee, produced by the Muungano Cooperative, does more than tantalize taste buds! Together, we can break the chains of inequality and bring prosperity to communities across Congo!...
by amavidaMain | Aug 8, 2017 | Coffee, On the Ground
Each cup of coffee we enjoy has an affect on the world. Perhaps you’ve heard of the Muungano Cooperative or tasted our Project Congo coffee. Together with Project Congo we can support gender equality and empower coffee farming families in the Democratic Republic...
by Garrett Oden | Jul 25, 2017 | B-Corporation, Coffee, Fundraising, Local, On the Ground, Sourcing
A better world is being formed out there – and we want to share it with you. We’ve sourced a fine coffee through Cooperative Coffees and the Muungano Cooperative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This 89-point offering has a lemongrass tingle, a deep dark...
by Jennifer Pawlik | Mar 28, 2016 | Coffee, Community, On the Ground, Sourcing
We arrived in Chiapas, Mexico late on Sunday, January 10th, 2016 and stayed in the region until early the following Sunday, the 17th. Amavida Coffee’s founder, Dan Bailey, operation manager, Colt Austin, my fiance, Mischa Pawlik and I were there on a delegation with...
