Journal
A little snippet of the story in your cup
Everyone involved in coffee production carries out any number of simple to complicated processes every single day to ensure the consistency and quality of the end product. Here is a little snippet of one of those process that starts all the way back at origin and finishes in the roasting shed at Montville Coffee.
The challenges of solving human rights abuses
In the long term, if we are really going to mitigate human rights abuses in global supply chains, legislation is needed. Voluntary initiatives like certifications are not sufficient to solve human rights abuses.
Celebrating Sustainable Gastronomy Day
Sustainable Gastronomy Day brings all these passions together in one big celebration because eating local foods that have been produced sustainably makes a difference to people’s livelihoods, to the environment and to economies.
Download our Special Brew Guide
For making the perfect cup of coffee every time we have composed this brewing guide of all our favourite methods. These are bite size, simple to follow recipes that will produce consistency.
Fairtrade tackles root causes and systemic issues that result in Child Labour
It is estimated that 98 million children work in agriculture, and many of them do not attend school, have little time to play and do not receive proper nutrition or care. Often this work is hazardous and exploitative.
Understanding The Coffee Supply Chain
To stay abreast of developments in the global coffee sector Montville Coffee has reviewed and responded to the 2020 Coffee Barometer article and the 2020 Coffee Development article.
The Secret to our quality and consistency
Coffee cupping is a big part of our quality and assurance program, but it is more than that, it is the development of a sensory appreciation for our operational opportunity. It is exciting!
Celebrating Our Mothers
To celebrate the mothers at Montville Coffee we had a small but delightful Morning Tea and discussed the ups and downs over the last year. The pandemic has clearly affected all of our mothers and they have had to look for ways to stay positive in frustrating and tough situations.
The Social Contract at Montville Coffee
Today we started a dialogue at Montville Coffee about the ‘Social Contract’ in our workplace in recognition of World Health and Safety Day at Work on the 28th of April.
Meet the Maker Conversation
Karen Barnett features in Sunshine Valley Gazette. Founder Karen Barnett roasts Certified Organic and Fairtrade specialty coffee for distribution to coffee lovers around Australia.
Easter. It means all sorts of things for different people.
According to the CSIRO, the average Australian consumes 32kg of chocolate every year and as our appetite continues to grow, Fairtrade is tirelessly working with key industry players to enable them to source large volumes of sustainable produced cocoa (more sales = more benefits for farmers).
A Fairtrade Coffee and Chocolate Pairing Guide
A guide for chocolate and coffee lovers who want to put their hearts into it. Choosing to buy Certified Organic Chocolate and Coffee is a treat that connects the dots between the confectionary aisle and extreme poverty. Support Fairtrade and empower millions of farmers and workers.
