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...
by amavidaMain | Oct 8, 2015 | Coffee, Sourcing
Unfiltered: This Guy Has Rocked My World by Monika Firl Originally Posted October 8th, 2015 by Monika Firl/Coop Coffees I first met Oscar Omar Alonzo Aguilar and visited his coffee field, “Cual Bicicleta,” during my initial visit to Café Orgánico Marcala S.A. de C.V....
by amavidaMain | May 1, 2014 | Coffee, Community, Fundraising, On the Ground, Sourcing
Ohana Student Travels to Chiapas, Mexico From the beginning of my Entrepreneurship class with Amavida, I understood the creation of Café Pura was to raise funds to travel and give water to the indigenous people of Chiapas, Mexico, but the extent of what was awaiting...
by amavidaMain | Apr 17, 2014 | Coffee, Community, Fundraising, On the Ground, Sourcing
Getting up before the day starts to begin the long journey to Chiapas, Mexico, I frantically sort through my clothes trying hard to narrow down what to take. I don’t know what to anticipate as I stand in line, sit, and wait. The weight of my carry-on digging into my...
by Dan Bailey | Jan 9, 2013 | Coffee, Community, Environmental Stewardship, Founding Family, On the Ground, Sourcing
To all, Mexico is amazing. Working on clean water projects is even more amazing! This is my first blog post and it is little intimidating, because I do not consider myself a great writer. Please indulge me as I express some of my views and feelings about our travels,...
