Sprudge did a great article on the 2013 Good Food Awards and featured a speech by our Owner and Green-Buyer, Colby Barr. You can check out the speech, finalists, and other coverage here! (PDF Version available here) 

We were fortunate to be a part of Cuesa's coffee and sustainability panel at the Ferry Building on January 21st.  Verve co-owner and green buyer, Colby Barr, was a panelist.  He talked in depth about direct trade, sustainability, and incentivizing quality, and the importance of each of these things at Verve.  Check out the article below.

A Complex Cup 

At the farmers market, you can meet the farmer who grew your carrots, talk to them about their growing practices, and feel confident that your food dollars are going directly to the farm. But the path coffee travels from farm to cup is much more mysterious. How can you feel good about the businesses you’re supporting with your coffee dollars and ensure that farmers thousands of miles away are receiving their fair share?  Read more...

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   We were greatly honored to have two winners at this year’s Good Food Awards with our Elida Green-Tip Gesha and Birhanu from Ethiopia. These two coffees were chosen from an entry field of over 1300 products and represent the best of what our industry has to offer. The Elida received special mention as the highest scoring coffee overall. (PDF Press Release available here)

Sprudge.com is the place people go for news in the specialty coffee industry, so we are completely humbled and excited to be named as the Sprudgie 2011 Notable Roaster.  You can check out all the 2011 awards here.  They followed up our Sprudgie with a great article on the new happenings here at VCR.  It's a great article, and we're really proud to be a part of it.  Thanks Sprudge!