Crop to Cup now has Mocha !
Come enjoy Mocchacinos, Iced Mocha Lattes, and every other Mocha drink you can think of at Crop to Cup’s NY Brew Bar. Big thanks to Brooklyn’s own NuNu Chocolates and their incredible chocolate sauce. Check them out at their Atlantic store or online at http://www.nunuchocolates.com/
Burundi Coffee Transparency Info – in High Def
At Crop to Cup we promise you a high detail of transparency, and here’s our latest effort to do just that. We assume that since reading our previous post “Mapping a Coffee Region” you’ve been anxiously awaiting results. You have, right? Well here are the results, and we’d like to pat ourselves on the back … Read more
Crop to Cup “On the Air” in Burundi
After the success of our Cup to Crop Outreach event in Bukeye, we decided to hold another event in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. As a partner of USAID, the Burundi Agribusiness Project (BAP/PAIR), and the International Women in Coffee Alliance (IWCA) Burundi Chapter, C2C is not only invested in the development of the Coffee Sector … Read more
Farmers Taste Their Coffee For The First Time
Cup to Crop For the past three weeks Crop to Cup has been working in Burundi to get to know the farmers of the Bukeye region, set up reinvestment projects, supervise the preparation for the harvest (about a week away now), and implement a number of initiatives with our coffee’s farmers. Last week we organized … Read more
Partner Profile: Burundi Agribusiness Project
One of our partners here at the Buhorwa Washing Station is the Burundi Agribusiness Project (BAP). Projects like this make me actually happy to pay tax on my hard earned income and our monthly payroll to the US government. You see, BAP is a USAID-funded project. It is administered by Development Assistance International (DAI) and … Read more
Mapping a Coffee Region
Greetings from Bukeye. You may notice “Bukeye” on our coffee bags currently on shelves in NY and Chicago. Bukeye is the main town nearest to the Buhorwa Washing Station, where our coffee is collected in cherry form fresh from the farms. Although Bukeye is a well known region in Burundi for having produced many powerful … Read more
Crop to Cup Coffee Classes!!
Come learn about Espresso and Alternative Brew methods at our NY Brew Bar! The Class Schedule and descriptions are listed below… Crop to Cup Coffee Class Schedule Class: Barista 101 – Introduction to Espresso Time: 2.5 Hour Class ( 6:30-9:00 p.m) Dates: Mon. – April 11th, Tues. – April 12th, Mon- April 18th, Tues- April 19th … Read more
Burundi Trip Begins…What to Expect
Taylor here, recently arrived here in Bujumbura and for about 3 weeks starting tomorrow I’ll be up at the Buhorwa Washing Station, whose coffee many of you may have tried through C2C. Dan (C2C Brooklyn) will be joining me on the 15th. In case any of you would like to follow our trip or are … Read more
Follow Crop to Cup’s travels in 2011 – w/ lots of pics!
C2C’s travel season is upon us, and this year will see Taylor (normally based in Brooklyn) travelling during most of 2011. Taylor and others will be posting here from time to time and often posting photos to his picasa page. Up on Picasa now are both coffee-related and random fun pics from trips in … Read more
TYTHE Design Rolls Out C2C’s New Signage
Check out TYTHE design’s most recent collaboration with Crop to Cup. They really know their stuff when it comes to graphic design and sustainability. Thanks TYTHE!
