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Explore historical write-ups and thought provoking articles, still relevant over 10 years later
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| Nayarit Mexico Harvest Update - Feb. 2023 | The harvest has begun in Nayarit! The nine societies of Grupo Terruño Nayarita (GTNay) are busy picking, processing, and drying cherries this time of the year. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| News From Nayarit: Organic Soil Enhancement Factory, Gesha Nursery, and 2022 Harvest Planning! | A LOT IS HAPPENING AT SOURCE NOVEMBER 2021 NEWSLETTER FROM GRUPO TERRUÑO NAYARITA | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Harvest Update_ Mexico GTNay and La Yerba ASTAL Women's Video | Harvest Update_Mexico GTNay and La Yerba ASTAL Women's Video | Click to View | Click to Download |
| San Cristobal Newsletter December 2020 | Holiday Greetings & West Welega New Arrival | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter March 2020 | Find out what's happening at source! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter January 2020 | Find out what's happening at source! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter November 2019 | Ya Viene la Cosecha 2019-20! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter March 2019 | Find out what's happening at source! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter February 2019 | Find out what's happening at source! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter January 2019 | Find out what's happening at the source! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNAY Newsletter November 2018 | Monthly Newsletter from the source | Click to View | Click to Download |
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| Extended ICO Marks | Learn about the extended ICO marks that you find on each bag tag and what they mean. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| GTNay Potentially Partnering with Coop in Veracruz! | GTNay associates visit Cintipec in Veracruz, Mexico in June, 2019. A potential collaboration is in the works! | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Maximizing the Efficiency of Coffee Production | A presentation (from Expocafe 2016 - Mexico City) that relates maximizing efficiency to quality management, traceability, transparency and higher income for coffee producers. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Traceability: What does it REALLY mean? | James Kosalos in Coffee Talk, April 2014, an article explaining that traceability is not the objective, but the inevitable result of consistently raising income of coffee small holders. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Mexican Barista Champion Uses Nayarit Coffee | Fabrizio Sencion Ramirez wins the 2011 Mexican Barista Championship in Mexico City using Nayarit coffee that was evaluated with the Fincalab system (formerly Portacafe). | Click to View | Click to Download |
| The Real Masters of "Direct Trade" | Miles Small of Coffee Talk, an article from 2011 on San Cristobal's direct trade work in Nayarit, Mexico. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Transparency: Do Not Leave Your Bags Unattended | Miles Small of Coffee Talk, an article from 2010, discusses traceability in the supply chain using San Cristobal's model in Nayarit. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| COSA Seeking Sustainability in Coffee | Committee on Sustainability Assessment analysis of sustainability initiatives in the coffee sector. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Mexico by Mike White | Mike White of Gimme! Coffee put together an article for Barista Magazine in 2007 after attending an Ecotour. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Why NOT Fair Trade | James Kosalos addresses Fair Trade vs Quality Premiums in 2006. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Cafes Sustentables de Mexico's Coffee Quality Course For Farmers | Cafes Sustentables graduates twelve farmers from its second annual Coffee Quality Management Course. | Click to View | Click to Download |
| Hurricane Kenna Hits Nayarit | James Kosalos summarized his experience in Malinal immediately following Hurricane Kenna in 2002. | Click to View | Click to Download |