Where Do Our Fair Trade Premiums Go?

May 19, 2021 Since 2006, Salt Spring Coffee has paid over $2.2 million in fair trade premiums. We are often asked about where these fair trade premiums go and how they help coffee producers. With M...

How Regenerative Organic Agriculture Can Help Us Restore Our Earth

With the theme for Earth Day this year being “Restore our Earth”, we at Salt Spring Coffee wanted to talk about a topic that we are particularly passionate about and believe has the potential to si...

Why Taking Care of the Environment Is So Important to Us: A Birthday Message From Our Co-Founder

April 7, 2021 It’s my 65th birthday this week – and before you ask – no, I am not retiring. However, birthdays do have a way of making us stop and take a look back. This is especially true this yea...

Why It’s Important for Consumers to Support B Corps

March 30, 2021 March is B Corp Month and, for us at Salt Spring Coffee, it is also a time to look back at how being a B Corp has pushed us to become a more sustainable and socially minded company. ...

Stop Asian Hate

In BC, anti-Asian hate crimes were up 717% in 2020, the largest increase in North America. This is a shocking statistic and reminds us that action is still needed every day to condemn racism, misog...

Staff Pet Contest - Coffee Husk Pet Bed Prize

What better way to add a little fun to our work-life than to have a staff pet contest! Pictures of our staff's furry best friends graced the walls of Salt Spring Coffee's Head Office & Roaster...

Supporting Women in Coffee

We understand that coffee is a male-dominated industry which is why we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to women.Mickey McLeod (co-founder) and Jessie Gullet (coffee quality manager) v...

Interview with Co-Founder Mickey McLeod

Salt Spring Coffee co-founder Mickey McLeod joined BDC on their podcast and shared his journey and passion for coffee, and why he decided to join the B Corp movement.Fair Trade and Organic was a c...

Hurricane Relief Fundraiser for Santa Barbera, Honduras

Starting today until December 31st 2020, $1.00 from every Holiday Blend 400g bag sold will go towards relocating and rebuilding homes for families that have been displaced by Hurricane Eta and Iota.

Fundraising for Bukonzo Joint

Update: Thank you everyone for your support. Together we have raised over $5,000 for Bukonzo Joint. This means they are able to repair the damage to their facility as well as replace the equipment...