Young Agrarians: Supporting People in Their Journey Into Organic and Regenerative Farming

For those who are familiar with the Salt Spring Coffee story, it comes as no surprise that organic farming is part of our company's roots and everyday culture. Our co-founders Mickey McLeod and Rob...

Coffee Processing 101

The journey from seed to cup is a long and interesting one. Processing coffee, or turning cherries into dried coffee beans, is a fundamental step in that journey, yet it is sometimes overlooked or ...

The Importance of Transparency: A Trip to Indonesia, Part 1

Visiting parters at origin is very important. It increases transparency and allows us to understand and help our farming partners overcome the challenges that they face. The post The Importance of...

Local Foodies Unite at Feast of Fields

The Salt Spring Coffee team joined chefs, farmers, fishers, ranchers, food artisans, vintners, brewers and distillers from across BC at Feast of Fields. The post Local Foodies Unite at Feast of Fi...

Celebrate Local at Feast of Fields

Feast of Fields is an annual harvest festival and fundraising event for Farm Folk City Folk, a non-profit society in support of a local, sustainable food system. Their projects support farmers and ...

Fair to Farmer: The Cornerstone of Salt Spring Coffee

Our founders Mickey and Robbyn started out on Salt Spring Island as organic farmers, selling their harvest at the local market. Organic and sustainable farming is a cause that’s very near and dear ...

The Spirit of Biodynamic Farming

Over the past couple of weeks, we were able to get to know Cesar (son of Dagoberto Marin, our biodynamic farmer in Peru) better. Cesar was visiting from Peru to learn more about coffee roasting, br...