I have little faith that the increase will find its way to the people on the ground. I say this as a "coffee snob" that doesn't buy beans from my favored region because the workers aren't fairly compensated.
Semi-related: if you haven't tried it, you may want to consider coffee from the Zapatistas, which is probably some of the most ethical coffee you can get.
I certainly will! Thank you for the recommendation! I'm actually not far from their roaster, so it should be within the ideal range on arrival.
I don’t know shit, but it’s called artificial scarcity.
I’m not denying climate change. I’m trying to provoke critical thinking towards „reasons“ branch Y has to increase prices.
Time for chicory to make a comeback
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