Grow Ahead Blog

Ever wondered what climate change and your daily cup of coffee have in common? Recent research reveals that 50 percent of current coffee regions will no longer be suitable for production by 2050 due to climate change. Grow Ahead interviewed Monika Firl, Cooperative Coffees’ Director of Sustainability, to get to the bottom of what work is being done to address this looming crisis.

Through organic and regenerative farming practices, small-scale farmers are able to feed 70% of the world’s people on just a fraction of the land. These small-scale farmers are the heart of our global food system (not to mention the source of your daily cup of coffee).

Dr. Bronner’s fair trade partner, Fair World Project launched Grow Ahead, a new crowdfunding platform to support and stand in solidarity with small farmers around the world as they address the challenges of climate change in their communities.

On May 2, leading fair trade advocacy organization Fair World Project launched Grow Ahead, a platform to enable individuals and organizations to stand in solidarity with small farmers.

As the world moves towards large-scale plantation agriculture, it’s crucial poor countries protect small farmers to meet the food needs of a growing global population, said a study from Australian researchers published on Wednesday.

Supporting and developing small-scale regenerative farming will require significant resources, research and awareness-raising. To successfully confront the challenges of climate change and feed the world, small-scale farmers will have to play a critical role.

Industrial agriculture and food production is a major contributor to climate change, and the small-scale farmers whose regenerative practices our future relies on are bearing the brunt of the impacts.

Fair World Project produced this 17-minute documentary highlighting the role of industrial agriculture in climate change while expounding on how small farmers are combating the climate crisis through regenerative organic agriculture.

‘Grow Ahead’ is an online lending and funding program that connects individuals and organizations directly to family farmer organizations in the developing world who are historically under-resourced.