Education and Equality in Coffee

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In Conversation

This March, in recognition of International Women’s Day and our month of championing women coffee producers, we caught up with our brilliant Education Manager, Raquel Mezquita, to ask about her experience in the speciality coffee industry.

While we’re keen to highlight and champion the incredible women we’re honoured to work with, we’re aware that every day presents a challenge and an opportunity to speak up for women; to listen to them; champion them; and continue to make the world of speciality coffee an inclusive, safe, and welcoming place for all.\u202f\xa0

Explore Esquipulas\xa0

Inspiring women and championing positive environmental practices, Arlin Andino is a leading figure in the coffee-growing region of Jinotega in Nicaragua, working hard to set a sustainable outlook as standard.

Her conscientious, close relationship with her workers has resulted in this brilliant, washed process coffee with tasting notes of black tea, jam, and vanilla, the kind of quality that highlights the importance of committing in earnest to people and the planet. \xa0\xa0

Brew Beija Flor\xa0

Women’s performance in coffee has grown exponentially over the last few years, with the demand for coffee produced by them increasing at the same rate.Beija Flordemonstrates the success of women producers, proving that women are more than capable of not only leading their businesses, but inspiring others, opening worthy space in the speciality coffee market.

Beija Flor's floral sweetness comes from the combined work of Idivane, Arlete, Elizabeti, and Juliana, while Idivane and her family produce the coffee on a 350-hectare farm with her family. The result is a versatile, crowd-pleasing coffee, with notes of praline, cashew, and apricot. \xa0

Meet Meridian

Led by an association that takes great care to empower local women in farming,Meridianshowcases just how far fostering community can take the quality of coffee. The association also takes a pioneering approach to training and financial support, teaching the community how to keep bees for honey production, nurturing a rewarding, sustainable, and empowered future.

With tasting notes of plum, chocolate, and hazelnut, this washed process coffee from Peru is a year-round favourite. \xa0

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