How To Save Coffee: Lessons From the Degrowth Movement
Coffee is increasingly at risk from the climate crisis, and corporate-driven incremental change won’t save it. The theory of degrowth offers hope for a better world and a fairer coffee industry.
Coffee Features
A collection of all in-depth coffee features on The Pourover.
94 articles
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The Problem With Coffee Pods
Plastic pods full of cheap coffee—why are these things considered sustainable?
Trial and Error: Going Organic in Guatemala
How Ana Vizcaino embraced the weeds and transformed Finca Esperanza from a conventional coffee farm to an organic and bird-friendly haven.
In Defense of Dark Roasts
Rabbithole Roasters’ David Lalonde wants specialty coffee to embrace the dark side.
What Does Success in Coffee Look Like?
Elle Taylor on Amethyst Coffee's tip-elimination experiment, its impact, and what happened next.
Why is Beanless Coffee?
Coffee-less coffee is marketed as the sustainable solution to the climate crisis. But is it? And what about the farmers who will be left behind?
Coffee People Talk the Fourth Wave
Market research thinks we're entering coffee's fourth wave. But are we? I asked some folks.
The Oddly Poetic Plagiarism of BaristaSpeech.com
A website is taking coffee content, running it through paraphrasing software, and reposting it without permission. The results are... interesting.
Rock Bands and Coffee Brands
Musicians with their own blend, or sometimes their own coffee company, is a small but growing niche. What's that about?
Cloth Coffee Filters: Are They Worth It?
Looking to move away from paper coffee filters, or looking for a more sustainable alternative? Unsure about metal filters? Then cloth coffee filters are worth a look.
The Joy of Cafes, or: Why You Should Sit and Enjoy Your Coffee
A short musing on the importance of coffee shops