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Oaxaca: Truly Classic Coffees, An Endangered Species

April 24, 2023

Notes on Oaxaca coffees from Red Fox Mexico sourcing & sales lead Adam McClellan When we first started sourcing Oaxaca coffees, I felt that part of our efforts were to…

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Interviews

Casimiro García López of Pluma on Community Origins & Modern Challenges

June 23, 2021

We were excited to be able to interview Casimiro García López of Pluma de Oaxaca, as well as his son Omar, face-to-face in Oaxaca. A second generation coffee farmer, Casimiro…

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Sourcing

Decentralization & Community in Oaxaca Coffee Sourcing

June 10, 2021

What makes Oaxaca unique?  The Oaxaca sourcing landscape is uniquely decentralized, presenting both challenges and opportunities for us as a sourcing company and for the communities and families we work…

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Interviews

Ernesto Perez of Coatepec on Veracruz History & Mexico’s New Generation

April 26, 2021

We were lucky to get a chance to talk with Coatepec Veracruz-based producer, wet mill manager and community leader Ernesto Perez. A younger farmer who took over the family farm…

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Interviews

Red Fox’s Fabian Viveros León Talks QC, Mexico, & Covid-19

October 28, 2020

A third generation coffee worker, Red Fox’s Fabian Viveros León learned about coffee cultivation, quality control, and trading from his father in Huila, Colombia, starting at a young age. Currently…

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Sourcing

Ernesto Perez & Coatepec Community Do Things Differently

July 2, 2020

One thing we love about growing our work in Mexico is how different the subregions are, whole origins unto themselves. We’re excited to bring some new offerings from Veracruz, an…

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Paying for Coffee

Paying for Coffee: Guadalupe Miramar

May 28, 2020

In our previous series, Paying for Coffee: It’s Complicated, we talked about the various factors that underpin how we as a sourcing company buy coffee, as well as how to discuss it. While that series looked at…

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News

We’re Opening a Year-Round Lab in Oaxaca, Mexico

February 3, 2020

Why Mexico? As I rode in the back of a car, looking out at the green, rolling, coffee-laden hills of Veracruz a few weeks ago during early harvest meetings, one…

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Sourcing

Pluma de Oaxaca: An Origin Reborn

May 23, 2019

The deeper we get into the world of Mexican coffee, the more excited we get, and those of you who have tasted the coffees or met some of our producing…

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