{"id":28858,"date":"2020-07-15T09:03:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/?p=28858"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:33:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T17:33:37","slug":"coffee-for-peace-in-colombia-launches-virtual-buyers-caravan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/coffee-for-peace-in-colombia-launches-virtual-buyers-caravan\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee for Peace in Colombia Launches \u201cVirtual Buyers Caravan\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/coffeeforpeace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Coffee for Peace<\/a> created an innovative way to connect buyers with Colombia coffee-growing organizations with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/coffeeforpeace.org\/upcoming-events\/virtual-buyers-caravan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual Buyers Caravan,<\/a> an online event from Tuesday, August 11, to Friday, August 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee buyers can register for free by Wednesday, July 22. Afterward, participants will be sent samples of green and roasted coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28862\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/freshcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Buyers-CaravanSquare-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will showcase growers from Cauca and Valle del Cauca. 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Participants will take part in interactive cupping sessions and learn about the culture and practices that make each group unique.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile there is no substitute for stepping foot on a coffee farm, technology has improved so dramatically in recent years that it really is possible to visit coffee-producing communities, engage with producer groups, and develop long-term relationships without having to board a plane,\u201d says David Pohl, who consults with the USAID Producers to Market Alliance Coffee for Peace initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee for Peace is an alliance between coffee farmers in Colombia and market allies. <a href=\"https:\/\/coffeeforpeace.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about its mission here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coffee for Peace created an innovative way to connect buyers with Colombia coffee-growing organizations with its new Virtual Buyers Caravan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1126,"featured_media":28859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"beyondwords_generate_audio":"","beyondwords_project_id":"","beyondwords_content_id":"","beyondwords_player_style":"","beyondwords_language_id":"","beyondwords_title_voice_id":"","beyondwords_body_voice_id":"","beyondwords_summary_voice_id":"","beyondwords_error_message":"","beyondwords_disabled":"","beyondwords_podcast_id":"","beyondwords_hash":"","publish_post_to_speechkit":"","speechkit_hash":"","speechkit_generate_audio":"","speechkit_project_id":"","speechkit_podcast_id":"","speechkit_error_message":"","speechkit_disabled":"","speechkit_access_key":"","speechkit_error":"","speechkit_info":"","speechkit_response":"","speechkit_retries":"","speechkit_updated_at":"","_speechkit_link":"","_speechkit_text":""},"categories":[18,789,23],"tags":[14076,187,1006],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - 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