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Our food system’s unsung heroes

Posted June 27th, 2022

Just as Jesus had a special affinity for the marginalized, so must we be in solidarity with people responsible for bringing food to our tables.

Coffee cooperative satisfies customers, stems migration

Posted May 21st, 2019

With Presbyterians among its earliest and most passionate customers, the Café Justo coffee cooperative just across the border from Douglas, Arizona, grows, roasts, packages, markets, sells and ships nearly 60,000 pounds of coffee annually. The growers themselves determine the prices they need to keep their organic coffee operations robust. While other farmers get up to 90 cents per pound currently, the 110 or so Café Justo farming families decided this year they’d receive $2.73 per pound — as well as a safety net that includes retirement pay and health care for their entire family.