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In Memoriam: Trygve Klingenberg

There are many people, better qualified than I, who can talk about the life of Trygve Klingenberg, but I had the privilege of calling him a friend so I can only hope that I do him the justice he deserves.

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Building a Bright Future: Meet the Coffee Technicians Guild Vice Chair, Richard Muhl

Richard Muhl views his involvement with the Coffee Technicians Guild as a natural progression.

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SCA Alumni Spotlight: Regine Guion-Firmin of Karibu Kahawa (Welcome Coffee)

Our second featured alumnus is Regine Guion-Firmin, an AST based in Nairobi and working mainly in East Africa with coffee producers.

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SCA Chapter Spotlight: Ukraine

In this month's SCA Chapter Spotlight, we caught up with Olena Sereda, National Coordinator (Chair) for the SCA Ukraine Chapter.

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Linking Local and International: Meet the Barista Guild’s Incoming Chair, Jessie May Peter

If you’ve recently attended any SCA events around Europe, it’s highly likely that you interacted with Jessie May Peters.

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SCA National Chapter Spotlight: Germany

In this month’s SCA Chapter Spotlight, we caught up with Philipp Reichel, Events Coordinator for the SCA Germany Chapter.

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Together Is Better: Providing a More Equitable Return to Farming Communities

It’s fair to say that farming communities face even greater challenges now than they did 15 years ago.

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SCA Alumni Spotlight: Sum Ngai of Coffee Project NY

Every year, over 30,000 coffee professionals complete an SCA education program with more enrolling each year. Meet Sum Ngai of Coffee Project NY.

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How Winning the 2018 Best New Product Award Helped Coffunity Grow

Last year, Coffunity was awarded two Best New Product (BNP) Awards during the Specialty Coffee Expo in Seattle: One for Best in Technology and the other for Best of Show.

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Announcing the 2019 SCA Sustainability Award Winners

Each year the SCA recognizes three categories with Sustainability Awards. We're thrilled to announce this year's winners, who will receive their awards at Re:co Symposium the 10-11 April 2019.

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How Coffee Healed My Country - 25 Magazine, Issue 8

LEAD Scholar SMAYAH UWAJENEZA reflects on her personal experience working as a specialty coffee professional in Kigali, Rwanda in a 25 Magazine online exclusive.

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Recommitting to a Global Vision in Madrid - 25 Magazine, Issue 8

The SCA’s Executive Director YANNIS APOSTOLOPOULOS shares the outcomes from the organization alignment meeting that took place in Madrid this past January.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Ashley Prentice

Ashley Prentice answers questions in this third installment of a four part series following a webinar on farm profitability.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Ed Canty

Ed Canty answers questions in this second installment of four following up from a recent sustainability webinar series on farm profitability.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Janina Grabs

Janina Grabs answers questions in the first installment of a Q&A series following a recent farm profitability webinar.

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Meet the 2018 Sustainability Award Winners: Twin & Twin Trading Ltd.

RICHARD STILLER interviews RICHARD ANSTEAD, Managing Director of Twin & Twin Trading Ltd., in the second of two SCA News interviews with the 2018 Sustainability Award Winners.

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Meet the 2018 Sustainability Award Winners: Manos al Agua

RICHARD STILLER interviews ANDREA MORDÓ, Trading and Business Development Coordinator for the Federacion National de Cafeteros de Colombia (FNC) and leader of the Communication Committee for the Manos al Agua project, in the first of two SCA News interviews with the 2018 Sustainability Award Winners.

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In Memoriam: Erna Knutsen

It was with great sadness that we at the Specialty Coffee Association learned of the passing of Erna Knutsen.

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Honoring the 2017 Sustainability Award Winners

In 2017, the SCA will recognize two winners: one sustainable project (a category that will be familiar to those that have attended the Awards Ceremony in recent years) and one in the new category of sustainable business model.

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