Known as “Fighting Shirley, Rep. Chisholm was a champion for racial and gender equality, founding the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971 and becoming the first African-American woman to serve on the powerful House Rules Committee in 1977.
The coffee industry has been particularly hard-hit by climate change, impacting the entire supply chain from farm to cup. Every year, land once considered ideal for farming and harvesting becomes lost to future generations of coffee growers. As the effects of global warming continue to ravage the coffee industry, many farmers, roasters, and researchers are coming together to stem the tide and emerge more sustainable and prosperous than ever.
Brewing that morning coffee forces us to slow down and focus on the calming experience of just pouring water onto coffee grounds. We ignore the rest of the world, the emails we need to respond to, the errands that we need to run, and just pour the water.
Organic food products are everywhere as consumers and environmental advocates alike are realizing the need for healthier, safer and more sustainable foods. As a crop, growing organic coffee has also become something coffee drinkers are pushing for, and coffee roasters are beginning to advertise their coffee as “certified organic.”
But unlike most other farmed products, there is significant contention over whether “organic” coffee is any better for the consumer and the farmer. As a coffee drinker, how important is it to buy “organic?”
If you’ve been around specialty coffee enough, you undoubtedly have heard the term “direct trade.” It’s a buzzy term that is thrown around the industry along with “fair trade” and “certified organic” with the implication of higher-quality, more ethical coffee. But is that true? What exactly is “direct trade” coffee, and does it matter?
Arielle is an exceptional woman. She is a certified yoga instructor and serves as a life coach for the non-profit, Lunch Break. We are thrilled to profile her!
Julia Abbott is a committed environmentalist and advocate for sustainability. She is the host of the awesome podcast, The Ethical Consumer, which we were thrilled to be a guest on.
Shay Johnson is the proud owner of Sugar Star Sweet Treats, a fantastic cookie bakery. As a woman-owned business, she is blazing her own path of success for her and her family.
For our first entry in our Women's Empowerment Series, we are thrilled to feature Demetra Presley of Go with the Flow, an organization that provides free period products to students and community members.
