Javatrekker Journal
Tracking the Death Train (Chiapas, Mexico)
Most of us have gotten pretty numbed by statistics, especially around tragedy. When I tell people that over 600,000 L...
My Life as a Pirate-Part II
Our days began at 4 a.m., when an open speedboat would pick us up for the one hour ride to the set. It was actually a...
My New Life as a Pirate
O.K., so you think I'm this do-gooder guy who spends all his waking hours trying to make the world a better place. We...
Into Africa-Creating Fair Trade in Kenya
Sorry that I haven't updated the zine. I have been in Rome and now Kenya for the past week trying to create a fair tr...
Update and Thank You From the Farmers
Yesterday, I wired over $11,000 of your donations from this site directly to the farmers in Sumatra. As you may have ...
An Update on Sumatra
Over the past week, I have done little else but raise money, answer emails for customers, speak to the media make con...
The Situation in Sumatra
I am writing to update all of our customers about the situation in northern Sumatra. As many of you know, we get our ...
Our New Profit Sharing Program - More Cash in the Hands of Farmers
At Dean’s Beans we believe that the way to insure peace and stability in the world is by treating people with respect...
Halliburton Coffee - The Sequel
Wow! Guess I hit a raw nerve some place. Wonder why? When we last left, Halliburton had refused to return my phone ca...
Halliburton-Support the Troops!
This is a tale of bad coffee, and of the dirty details of government procurement that go on in our name and with our ...
Starbucks-Show Me the Money!
This is a little coffee tale about fudging the truth with statistics. Or maybe it's that the largest specialty coffee...
Welcome!
WELCOME to our new site! After five years we have totally redesigned our site to make it easier for you to order coff...