A Week With CoopCoffees and CoopSol in Chiapas

I’m wrapping up a fantastic in Chiapas, Mexico, where Ariel Chait and I participated in the annual meeting of CoopSol. Small scale coffee producers from around Latin America got together with the roasters and retailers of Cooperative Coffees to talk about the current state of Fair Trade, best practices in Fair Trade and organic coffee production, and where the future of specialty coffee is headed. Based in San Cristobal de las Casas, we held meetings at CEDECI, a training center for local indigenous people; in the mountains near Acteal, the home of Maya Vinic coffee; and around the picturesque city of San Cris. For Ariel and me, it was a great opportunity to meet a lot of good people and talk about Acopio Movil, the project we’ve been working on at Cal.

Check out the gallery below for some pictures from the week and a video featuring fellow participants.

Video:

Cafe Campesino and FECAFEB in Chiapas, Mexico from Paul G on Vimeo.

A short conversation with Tripp Pomeroy and Elias Chocanapi in the coffee fields of Maya Vinic near Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico.