Stories from
the Voyage

Embassy of Canada supports Bean Voyage to increase capacities and income for Smallholder Women Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica in response to COVID-19.

The Care Project: Tackling Climate Change in Coffee Farming
Are there more sustainable ways to produce coffee?

The Care Project: The Future of Coffee is in Jeopardy
Exploring how young people’s decision to migrate to cities affects the coffee industry.

The Care Project: Ana Lorena Discusses Gender-Based Discrimination
Ana Lorena’s experience of her hardships as woman and how she has found empowerment through coffee.

Press Release: Bean Voyage Recruits First Cohort of Youth Fellows in Costa Rica
Learn how our Youth Fellowship program is exploring the potential of the coffee sector as well as inspiring them to become more involved in the coffee industry.

Press Release: Bean Voyage Launches Youth Fellowship to Collaborate With Women in Coffee Producing Regions of Costa Rica
Launching a youth fellowship for young coffee professionals from coffee producing regions in Costa Rica.

Bean Voyage’s Top 4 Highlights From the SCA Expo 2019
Our top moments from the Specialty Coffee Association’s Expo in Boston, MA!

Highlights From Graduation 2018
Reflections from the graduation of smallholder women coffee producers who received the Bean Voyage training curriculum in 2018!

BV Tour Pt.1 (East Coast)
Recap of our recent trip to the East Coast of the United States of America (New York, Boston, and Washington D.C) along with some reflections and thoughts for the future!

Training 2018/2019: Community Building
This month, we launched our training program for 40+ smallholder women from two regions in Costa Rica. The curriculum? A mix of technical and business skills. The first few sessions are focused on business skills to get everyone on the same page before learning about the technical skills related to coffee.