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Technology

Blockchain Technology Powers Coffee & Cocoa

Longtime tech innovator IBM partners with agricultural nonprofits including Heifer International to offer blockchain data tracking for the coffee and cocoa industries. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Heifer International As digitized information […]

Food and Drink

Help Bushwick Grind Start an Urban Farm

The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based multiroaster wants to source their own produce to promote food transparency within their business. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Bushwick Grind The past year-plus of current events within the […]

10 Minutes With...

10 Minutes With Dr. Sarada Krishnan

Today, we’re learning more about newly appointed IWCA Executive Director Dr. Sarada Krishnan and her journey through the coffee world. BY EMILY JOY MENESESSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE On May 27, the International Women’s Coffee […]

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Climate Change

Carbon Emissions in the Coffee Industry: Part II

Agricultural organizations, including coffee-producing groups, take charge of nature-based climate solutions. BY ALEXA ROMANOSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Alexa Romano Our recent first article in this series about carbon and coffee […]

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Coffee Producers

Coffee-Growing in Vietnam: Part 2

We ask Vietnamese + Vietnamese American roasters to give us their take on the future of coffee in the country. BY SPENCER AUBREYSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Erics Kun Yesterday, we […]

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Climate Change

Tackling the Global Water Crisis

These organizations are coming up with sustainable solutions, both locally and abroad. BY EMILY JOY MENESESSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Tyler Nix for Unsplash Clean water is something that many of […]