Swelter Coffee Blog

Ask most specialty coffee drinkers to name the world's top coffee origins and you'll hear Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Guatemala. The Democratic Republic of Congo almost...

When I started telling people about Swelter Coffee's mission to source coffee from women producers, multiple people pointed me to Ruth Ann Church of Artisan...

Mayra Solís's coffee story begins in March 2020, when she and her three grown children decided that the timing, however chaotic, was exactly right to...

I met the Rodriguez family at a coffee cupping* at CoRo in Berkeley, California. I was immediately impressed by learning their story of how Lilian...

The mold risk in your morning cup is really a supply chain issue – one high quality, specialty coffee avoids altogether. Ochratoxin A — the...

Labels like "Fair Trade" and "Organic" feel reassuring — but research shows they can exclude the most vulnerable farmers, especially women. At Swelter Coffee, we...

New research shows that single-use cups, hot or cold, sheds microplastics into our drinks. We wanted to understand the science, and share it with you....

A history of women's unsung contributions to the coffee world — and why it matters today. At Swelter Coffee, we talk a lot about the...

“You can’t separate human health from sustainability. Every bean of coffee we drink is touched by a human being—with feelings, fears, and dreams. If we...