People in Coffee Archives

A farmer mills coffee drying. He is wearing a baseball cap, a black shirt, and jeans. It is a bright sunny day.

Coffee Farmers Testing Digital Carbon Measurement in New Project

April 7, 2021 Chris Ryan Comments Off

The pilot, run by several organizations and based in three coffee-producing countries, is testing the use of the Cool Farm Tool to help farmers mitigate their climate risk. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo […]

Peace is a young woman in her early 30s. She stands behind the counter of a coffee education station, wearing a pink collared shirt a smiling looking off in the distance. She has short black hair and is of Thai descent.

10 Minutes With Peace Sakulclanuwat: Part Two

April 5, 2021 Katrina Yentch Comments Off

We wrap up our conversation with Peace by talking about Thai coffee and the SCA Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo provided by Peace Sakulclanuwat On Friday, we began learning […]

Peace is a Thai barista with short hair. She is at a coffee competition pouring water with an apron on and small mic attached.

10 Minutes With Peace Sakulclanuwat: Part One

April 2, 2021 Katrina Yentch Comments Off

We chat with Peace, a coffee competitor and manager at Coffee Project New York. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Peace Sakulclanuwat Sirada Sakulclanuwat (she/her), or Peace as most of us know her, […]

a scene of a women's march. a woman holds a sign that says the future is female.

Celebrating the Women of Barista Magazine

March 8, 2021 Katrina Yentch Comments Off

This International Women’s Day, we take time to thank our longtime contributors and other featured voices from the archives. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo by Lindsay Lamont for Unsplash Women empowerment has been […]

Baidy stands at a coffee cupping table smiling. He wears a bright green tshirt,

10 Minutes With Papa Baïdy Gueye

March 1, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

We sit down with Baidy Coffee and Lifestyle founder to talk about the intersection of design and coffee. BY SPENCER AUBREYSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Kaya Papa Baïdy Gueye (he/him) is […]

Kellem is a white woman in her middle age. She has short curly brown hair and speaks into a microphone at a podium of a conference.

10 Minutes With Kellem Emanuele

February 25, 2021 Chris Ryan Comments Off

The former executive director of International Women’s Coffee Alliance talks about delivering change through coffee and her new role at Sustainable Harvest. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Sustainable Harvest Kellem Emanuele (she/her) […]

A group of people stand together inside a warehouse building. They are sampling coffee.

10 Minutes With Joey Gleason

February 18, 2021 Chris Ryan Comments Off

The co-founder of Buckman Coffee Factory talks to us about discovering coffee and running a business during the pandemic. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Joey Gleason In 2015, Joey Gleason (she/her) and […]

Casey is a young white woman with red hair. Casey sits on a rust orange couch with green plants and white columns in the background. She wears a black turtleneck with three-quarter length sleeves. She holds a white mug in her hand. She sits at a 45 degree angle, with her eyes angled toward the camera and her hair tucked behind her left ear.

10 Minutes With Casey Chartier-Vignapiano

January 28, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

Meet the coffee professional and mental health advocate behind Casey Makes Coffee LLC. BY ARIELLE REBEKAH GORDONSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Feature photo courtesy of Casey Chartier-Vignapiano Prior to last March, Casey Chartier-Vignapiano (she/they) worked […]

The sign La Vaca coffee in bright colorful writing on the sidewalk.

From Tortas to Coffee With La Vaca

January 27, 2021 Katrina Yentch Comments Off

Portland, Ore.’s Güero Tortas launches Latin-themed coffee pop-up as a COVID side project. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE In our coffee community, we often hear about the food programs that cafés develop to accompany their […]

This is a title photo that features a landscape in Ethiopia. There are mountains and clouds covering a bright sun sky. The title reads African businesswomen in coffee.

Women Making Waves in African Coffee

January 25, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

Three African businesswomen and coffee exporters are paving new ways to fight for better pay and education for the coffee farmers of Africa. BY SELAM FANTA ASEGASPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE African coffees are some of […]