“The goal with the collective is to bridge that gap–so then there is a lot more equity and a lot more opportunity. Because these coffees are incredible and most of the time when they’re coming from people of marginalized identities, those people are ensuring that they’re honoring the farmers as well–and so the farmers are then getting equitable pay. And so it’s creating that throughout the supply chain.”
This week on the show we’re talking coffee with Korie Griggs about the Color of Coffee Collective. They’re working to support equitable access in the world of specialty coffee. She also has a message about slowing down and taking time to smell the coffee. And we have stories from Harvest Public Media about growing a new super fruit in the Midwest, and returning buffalo to Native tribes.
Note: this interview was recorded in 2023, Korie Griggs is not currently working with the Color of Coffee Collective.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Color of Coffee Collective
The Great Coffee Waves -a blog post by Alma Coffee
Local Coffee Cupping events: Hopscotch Coffee, possibly Needmore Coffee
Credits:
The Earth Eats’ team includes: Eoban Binder, Alexis Carvajal, Alex Chambers, Toby Foster, Luann Johnson, Leo Paes, Daniella Richardson, Samantha Shemenaur, Payton Whaley and Harvest Public Media.
Earth Eats is produced, engineered and edited by Kayte Young. Our executive producer is Eric Bolstridge.
Music on this episode
The Earth Eats theme music is composed by Erin Tobey and performed by Erin and Matt Tobey.
Additional music on this episode from Universal Production Music.