Biodynamic Farming With Byron Corrales

Located in Nicaragua, Byron Corrales and his family have been producing high quality organic coffee since 1981. In the mountains of Jinotega, Byron's coffee farm is situated in the midst of a lusci...

What is Zero Waste and Why Is It Important?

Salt Spring Coffee has a waste management program that tracks our waste diversion from the landfill each week. Our goal is to become Zero Waste by 2026.Approximately 85.5% of our waste in the last ...

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...

The Lifecycle of a Salt Spring coffee.

Did you know our French Roast Nicaragua (400g) is the first lifecycle carbon neutral coffee in Canada? In 2010, Offsetters, our supplier of quality carbon offsets kick-off a lifecycle project to d...

Salt Spring Coffee named Best for the World 2017

Salt Spring Coffee is proud to be named (for the third time!) Best for the World by B Corporation.  Now in its sixth year, the Best for the World list recognizes those businesses that are creating ...

20 things you didn’t know about Salt Spring Coffee

Whether you’re a long-time fan or you’re just discovering our coffee for the very first time, here are 20 things you probably didn’t know about Salt Spring Coffee. The post 20 things you didn’t kn...

Best for the World Challenge Wrap Up

In 2016, Salt Spring Coffee received B Corp’s Best for the Environment Award for the effectiveness of our sustainability programs and our commitment to the environment. We divert 95% of our waste o...

Getting real about corporate social responsibility

In honour of our Best for the World Challenge, we’re taking a closer look at what corporate social responsibility means to Salt Spring Coffee. Find out how we got real—and really transparent—about ...

Shrinking our carbon footprint, one step at a time

In honour of our Best for the World Challenge, we’re taking a closer look at how Salt Spring Coffee has become more carbon conscious, one step at a time. The post Shrinking our carbon footprint, o...

What it means to be a Zero Hero

In honour of our Best for the World Challenge, we’re taking a closer look at what it means to be a Zero Hero. Learn more about our Zero Hero waste management program with LOCO BC and how we've succ...

Take our Best for the World Challenge

Join our Best for the World Challenge and say no to disposable coffee cups for 21 days. You could win a year’s supply of Salt Spring Coffee beans and six handcrafted mugs from BC ceramicists. Go on...

Micro loans with FarmFolk CityFolk

As part of our new four-year partnership with FarmFolk CityFolk, Salt Spring Coffee will be supporting local food producers, communities and sustainable growth through the organization's micro loan...