Happy Earth Day! This year, we’re celebrating by honoring the ways that many of our producer partners tend to the environment with the same meticulous care they devote to their coffee plants. We never forget the hard work that producers put into every bean that finds its way to our roasteries. This includes protecting the natural world, helping to ensure our continued access to delicious coffee.

We’re proud to be one of the supporters and founding data donors of the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide, an industry-wide initiative to establish new price benchmarks for specialty coffee, untethered from the commodity market. By supporting this guide, we hope to build the framework for a more economically sustainable future for all specialty coffee producers, regardless of whether we buy from them.

Claire Ragozzino is a certified yoga instructor and Ayurvedic practitioner with a background in holistic nutrition and natural cooking. Her work is dedicated to bringing yoga, Ayurveda, and nutrition to a modern lifestyle. She is the author of the popular site Vidya Living and author of the forthcoming book Living Ayurveda (coming Fall 2020 from Roost Books). She gave us a sneak peek at her recipe for cardamom carrot cake with orange blossom frosting.