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Ensambles: A Starting Point for Future Experts
Nobody is born a coffee expert. Some grow up with it, inheriting a family tradition that’s been around for generations. Others stumble...

ECM - UK
Apr 15 min read


Our Harvest is Underway: Fresh Coffee is on Its Way
We are approaching the peak of the coffee harvest in Mexico. In coffee-growing regions, daily life changes—producers put all their...

ECM - UK
Mar 54 min read


Limonada: A Coffee Without Borders
Limonada is a coffee that thrives in two neighbouring and border-sharing municipalities: Cosautlán, in Veracruz, and Quimixtlán, in...

ECM - UK
Mar 52 min read


Cultivating Community in the Sierra de Zongolica
The Tlapajti initiative is the ‘Alliance for the Development of Specialty and Regenerative Coffees’ project, taking place in the Sierra...

ECM - UK
Jan 295 min read


Reflections from the Highlands of Chiapas: A Journey to the Heart of Coffee and Its People
In November, we travelled with Aïssatou Diallo, General Manager of Ensambles UK-EU, alongside the teams from Ensambles’ Instituto Bios...

ECM - UK
Dec 17, 20245 min read


Fragrances of the Sierra Mixteca
Ñuu Savi, meaning Rainy People; in the Mixtec indigenous language, offers a glimpse into the stunning landscape of Oaxaca’s Sierra...

ECM - UK
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Juba: The Mountain That Cultivates Hope
Juba is a powerful example of how tradition, community work, and resilience can thrive, even in the most challenging environments. Over...

ECM - UK
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Sirio: Empowering Mexican Coffee Farmers
In rural Mexico, the gap in digital access and connectivity remains significant. Small-scale producers lack access to the technological...

ECM - UK
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Coffee with the Heart and Spirit of Women in Los Altos de Chiapas
A coffee with a woman's touch and a feminist angle in rural Mexico? A few years ago, this idea might have seemed impossible. But today,...

ECM - UK
Sep 4, 20244 min read


Natural Edition – Rubén Cervantes
In the locality of Loma Alta, in Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, are the farms El Lodo and El Derrumbe. These places, surrounded by a cloud...

ECM - UK
Jul 23, 20242 min read


The Natural Process Revolution in the Land of Washed Coffee
In Mexico, about 90% of coffee is produced using the washed method, with the remaining 10% split between natural and honey processes....

ECM - UK
Jul 23, 20243 min read


CAPITAN ORGANIC
Capitán Organic is the result of the work of several communities in Chiapas, located in Ángel Albino Corzo, Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal, La...

ECM - UK
Jun 8, 20241 min read


From Origin to Port
To make sure that you, who are hundreds of kilometres away from the production areas, can enjoy the coffee harvested in Mexico, a long...

ECM - UK
Jun 8, 20243 min read


Mountain Water Decaf Quetzal
The Mountain Water Decaf process is a decaffeination technique that uses pure spring water from high mountain sources to remove caffeine...

ECM - UK
May 15, 20241 min read


Trip to Origin: Between the Mist of Oaxaca and the Desert of Guerrero
For us, the gap between the countryside and other sectors of the coffee industry doesn't exist. We work hard to make connections between...

ECM - UK
May 15, 20245 min read


The Spirit of the Huehuentones coffee
Huehues is a word of Nahuatl origin, used in the Sierra Mazateca to refer to the elderly. From there derives the term Huehuenton, which...

ECM - UK
Apr 10, 20241 min read


The women who break barriers in the Mexican mountains
In the past, it was inconceivable and unlikely for a woman to take control of a coffee farm or perform roles other than food preparation,...

ECM - UK
Apr 10, 20243 min read


Chikon, the protector of the Mazateca
The Chikon (owner of the land, lord of the Mazatecs), an emblematic character of Oaxaca, emerges from the depths of local mythology to...

ECM - UK
Feb 19, 20242 min read


Coffee, a guardian of ecosystems and biodiversity in Mexico
The quality of mexican coffee is in the cup, but also very much in its SOILS. Read on to learn about about agroforestry systems in Mexico...

ECM - UK
Feb 19, 20244 min read


Indii, the coffee that roars from the Montaña Alta
Indii means jaguar, tiger or ocelot in the Me´phaa indigenous language of Guerrero. This apex predator, the biggest cat species of the...

ECM - UK
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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