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Around two-thirds of all American adults start their day with coffee.... as of 2014, every third household in the US is growing their own food, at least partially. While these two things seem completely disconnected, there is a possible specific symbiotic relationship between the two. What most people don’t realize is how amazing the used up coffee grounds can be for your garden! Now, I am aware that many of us get our coffee from coffee shops, but that doesn’t have to deter us in our quest for the best fertilizer. In fact, many coffee shops will give used up...

 For more than 20 years, coffee has been sprouting in the hills of Doi Chang, the largest village producing Arabica coffee in Northern Thailand. The name Doi Chang means "Elephant Mountain". Elephants are the national animal of Thailand and it is said that that area used to have many wild elephants living in it.   Villagers moved here from China around 200 years ago. Today, most of the villagers still have Chinese ancestry and are second/third generation immigrants. Once a community dependent on growing opium which led to mistreatment of villagers, Doi Chang is a living example of how coffee is able...

The Lanna Coffee Project at First Chinese Baptist Church (FCBC), San Fransisco just completed eleven years of service! Lanna coffee is grown in Northern Thailand by hillside farmers who, with the help of American Baptist’s International Ministries (IM), work toward economic stability.    IM and Intertribal Development Project (ITDP) help bring Lanna’s Arabica coffee beans to market.  With improved livelihood, the farmers are less likely to send their daughters to work in the cities where they are often subjected to labor exploitation.   FCBC’s project also supports two International Ministry homes in Chiang Mai:  The House of Love, a nurturing home...

We now have a new line of coffee packaging and products! In Summer of 2015 we released our current craft bag and it was a welcomed change from what was in previous existence. However, we are now thrilled to show you our new packaging that will be with us for many more years to come. We have a similar bag with zipper pouch (now located on back) with 1 way valve to get co2 out and keep oxygen from going in. However the most exciting thing is with the change in new bag design we have a new segment of village specific coffees....