"Orange, Massachusetts-based Dean's Beans Organic Coffee is sending coffees to air traffic controllers throughout New England as the U.S. government shutdown drags on. The company said it has supplied 500 one-pound bags of coffee plus chocolate-covered coffee treats to workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. "We use specialty coffee as a vehicle for positive change - in the Coffeelands and in our community," CEO Beth Spong said. "This shutdown is hitting federal workers and their families hard.""
"The roasting company is providing training and equipment for the project, which was spearheaded by two Pitcairn-born brothers. The project is designed to create an economic lifeline to the island community of fewer than 50 residents. "It's about more than just rare coffee; it's a partnership that empowers growers, strengthens a remote economy, and helps to preserve a unique way of life," Sea Island Coffee CEO Wells Shaw said."
Dean's Beans Organic Coffee sent coffees to air traffic controllers throughout New England during the U.S. government shutdown. The company supplied 500 one-pound bags plus chocolate-covered coffee treats to workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Sea Island Coffee partnered with growers on Pitcairn Island, providing training and equipment for a project led by two Pitcairn-born brothers. The project aims to create an economic lifeline for an island community of fewer than 50 residents and to empower growers while preserving local ways of life. Fazenda Floresta in Minas Gerais remained in Starbucks' C.A.F.E. Practices verification program after Brazilian labor inspectors rescued 20 workers from conditions analogous to slavery in August 2021, and new 2025 cases link farmers to Cooxupé.
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