Newsletter Archive

A historical record of San Cristobal Coffee Importers newsletters, harvest updates, and reports. Topics include direct-trade work in Nayarit, Mexico with Grupo Terruño Nayarita (GTNay), Peru, traceability, and origin sourcing — spanning more than two decades of specialty coffee importing.

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Document Apr 2014
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.

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Document Apr 2011
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.

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Document May 2010
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.

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Document Sep 2008
COSA Seeking Sustainability in Coffee

Committee on Sustainability Assessment analysis of sustainability initiatives in the coffee sector.

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Document Jan 2007
Mexico by Mike White

Mike White of Gimme! Coffee put together an article for Barista Magazine in 2007 after attending an Ecotour

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