Could increased pricing be good news?
In February, the price of green coffee futures contracts in New York — also known as the ‘C price’ — reached more than $2.50 per pound, its highest level in...
In February, the price of green coffee futures contracts in New York — also known as the ‘C price’ — reached more than $2.50 per pound, its highest level in...
When considering how important investment in infrastructure and processing is, few coffees provide a more glaring example than this lot of organic coffee from the Jimma region, in southwestern Ethiopia....
This is the story of Magdalena López, a coffee producer from Colombia, and the long road it took for her to receive a premium payment for her coffee.
This is the story behind one of our January Subscription coffees - the Uraga (Natural) from Ethiopia, grown and processed in the mountains of the Guji region.
In December 2017 we went to Kenya in order to source some coffees. But there’s a longer story of why we went to origin, and we'd like to share it with you.
In December 2017 we went to Kenya in order to source some coffees. But there’s a longer story of why we went to origin, and we'd like to share it with you.
This is the story behind the origin of the Novo Canaã Obata, a hybrid developed at the IAC (Instituto de Agronomia de Campinas), in Campinas, Brazil.
We have been sourcing coffees directly from Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza for several years now, so we've witnessed some of their recent processing techniques from up close.
How we started sourcing coffee ourselves, the story of our partners in Brazil, Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza, and an update on the production processes at the farm.
Some thoughts on the "why" behind Five Elephant: where we are and where we want to go.
In the next weeks, we plan on writing a bit about our philosophy for roasting. Hopefully, this will help you understand what our coffee roastery is all about.
A video from our trip to Beneficio Don Mayo in Costa Rica. The visit left a great impression on us, and sparked our interest in working with the farm again in...