Camano Island Coffee Roasters

CICR’s prosumers create real change everyday in many countries around the globe.  In our “Village Profile” we share success stories with all of you so you can see the direct benefit of your coffee purchasing in these countries through Agros International. “My life used to be very sad,” describes Maria Griselda, a local villager in [...]

Recently, several of us here at Camano Island Coffee Roasters had the privilege of travelling to Nicaragua to visit Tierra Nueva, one of the many villages established by Agros International. After seeing the amazing things being accomplished in the village, we felt it important to share this update from Agros President Hans Theyer.  We are [...]

I recently returned from another fabulous trip with Agros International to Nicaragua. As expected it was a wonderful time and reminded me once again, in such a real way why I do what I do. Seeing the faces of those changed forever by coming out of poverty, through your assistance and through the assistance of [...]

As a Socially minded business owner, I see my role as the CEO of an international business taking most of my time. This, in turn, releases our company to support the good work of others who take on traveling the world and getting their hands dirty. We each have our part in making the world [...]

This past weekend, a few of us from Camano Island Coffee attended the annual Agros “Tierras de Vida” supporters’ benefit dinner where we experienced a first-hand account of the life transformation that occurs daily through Agros’ work to end rural poverty. The evening began with several influential Agros advocates speaking of the work that has [...]

I recently got a chance to spend about 30 minutes on the phone with Ira Lippke. For those that may not follow us on Twitter or Facebook – or possibly just missed the messages we’ve sent, Ira is responsible for much of the photography you see on CICR’s website and some literature. He also plays [...]

I recently received an email from David Carlson with Agros. I picked a few quotes from that message to share with you. The Land Title Ceremony is the culmination of what these villagers work so hard for! “…truly it was remarkable and we talked about you in all three villages of Batzchocolá, Trapichitos & Xeucalvitz, [...]

This past Wednesday, Dan and I had the opportunity to visit Agros HQ in Seattle. It was a great time and they were very hospitable to us.  We were able to share some of the new things CICR has been working on.  Many new faces (for me at least) were there for the meeting. Our customers [...]

If you could change the world on your own, what would you change? Why would you change it? I ask myself that question often. It baffles me that the new “richest man in the world” comes from a nation with many poor individuals. Using the current idea of “charity” in America, to most of us [...]

?”Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime.” If you’re a CICR coffee drinker, there is no doubt you’ve heard us carry that mantra in many other posts and pamphlets. The problem is, many still don’t truly understand what that [...]