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We're a Social Purpose Corporation - Grounds for Change fair trade coffee

We're now a Social Purpose Corporation (SPC)

By Kelsey Marshall

  Goodbye, INC. Hello, SPC! Grounds for Change is now officially a Social Purpose Corporation which means that we have adopted specific language in our articles of...

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Cafe Femenino greenhouse donation - Grounds for Change

Cafe Femenino Grant Donation: Greenhouses

By Kelsey Marshall

We are happy to have recently funded another Cafe Femenino grant request in Peru for 2019. Our donation has provided for the construction of five...

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Cafe Femenino Peru origin trip - Day 1
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Cafe Femenino Peru Origin Trip (Day 1)

By Kelsey Marshall

Our first order of business was to get to a coffee farm to learn the picking process. Several community members went with us with baskets...

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Cafe Femenino Peru origin trip - Coffee community of San Antonio
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Cafe Femenino Peru Origin Trip (Day 2)

By Kelsey Marshall

With introductions and good news shared, it was time to visit Erlita’s farm. On the way, we walked over a culvert that was a grant proposal...

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Cafe Femenino Peru origin trip day 3 - Corral de Piedra
Cafe Femenino Coffee Sourcing

Cafe Femenino Peru Origin Trip (Day 3)

By Kelsey Marshall

The community of Corral de Piedra is religious and stoic. In the other communities we visited, the people wore tee-shirts and jeans but the women in...

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Cafe Femenino Peru origin trip day 4 - Grounds for Change fair trade coffee
Cafe Femenino Coffee Sourcing

Cafe Femenino Peru Origin Trip (Day 4)

By Kelsey Marshall

By Jenny DeWitt, Grounds for Change. Our final day in Peru began with a visit to the dry mill to see the steps taken once...

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Second donation for Cafe Femenino early education in Peru - Grounds for Change fair trade coffee

Cafe Femenino Grant: Early Education Year 2

By Kelsey Marshall

This grant provides funds needed to educate the teachers, parents and students on food nutritional value and how to incorporate nutritious foods into their daily...

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B corp Best for the World - Overall Award - Grounds for Change fair trade coffee

Best for the World - Overall

By Kelsey Marshall

  Thank you! Your support has helped make us Best for the World Overall for the fifth year in a row. We are honored to...

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Cafe Femenino early education donation - Grounds for Change

Cafe Femenino Grant Donation: Early Education

By Kelsey Marshall

We are excited to have recently funded another Cafe Femenino grant request in Peru! Our funding has helped to sponsor the Early Education Centers in...

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