Author Archives: Jennifer Ferreira

Lockdown mushrooms: growing mushrooms from recycled coffee grounds

Posted on May 29, 2020

Since we’ve been spending so much time at home recently, we decided to try growing our own mushrooms again. If you have read some of my blog posts on coffee and the circular economy here on the ‘cafespaces’, you may … Continue reading →

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New research: Exploring coffee consumption and the impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions

Posted on May 17, 2020

Until recently the UK had a thriving coffee shop culture, with most high streets offering a range of different independent and chain coffee shop outlets. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold, fewer people were leaving home until … Continue reading →

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Coffee, communication and community: coffee shop culture in a time of Coronavirus and social distancing

Posted on May 6, 2020

Until recently the UK, like many other countries across the world, had a vibrant coffee shop culture. Towns and cities filled with bustling coffee shops, with many people visiting them on a regular basis as part of their daily lives. … Continue reading →

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Coffee, Coronavirus and keeping up with a changing world

Posted on April 7, 2020

Several times over the last few weeks I have started to write a blog post, but I’ve never been able to finish it, the world keeps changing at a rapid pace. Many countries around the world are dealing with the … Continue reading →

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Examining sustainability risks in Indonesia-UK coffee supply chains

Posted on February 2, 2020

The global coffee industry faces a number of sustainability risks from price volatility, and supply of labour to climate change and changing prevalence of pests and disease. The challenges it faces are complex, with adjustments to supply chains shaped by … Continue reading →

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Working together towards a circular economy: life beyond the cup of coffee

Posted on January 10, 2020

There are many different definitions of the circular economy, which at their core they have the same thing in common: the reduction of waste, and the movement away from a linear economy which operates on a take-make-consume-throwaway model (Ellen Macarthur … Continue reading →

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New research summary published: The coffee shop industry and the circular economy

Posted on January 6, 2020

There are many different definitions of the circular economy, which at their core have the same thing in common: the reduction of waste, and the movement away from the linear economy which operates on a take-make-consume-throwaway model. Many have recognised … Continue reading →

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Considering the future of coffee – ICO launches ‘Coffee Development Report 2019’

Posted on October 14, 2019

Much of the recent discussion in the mainstream media related to coffee has been about the ‘coffee crisis’, the historic low of coffee prices, and the impact this is having on the livelihoods of coffee farmers around the world (Alameida, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Filtered: Coffee, the cafe and the 21st century city by Emma Felton

Posted on October 9, 2019

A book about cafés and cities is a great addition to my growing collection of coffee and café culture books. ‘Filtered: coffee, the café and the 21st century’ by Dr Emma Felton is a book which discusses so many of … Continue reading →

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International Coffee Day 2019: Celebrating coffee and considering global coffee challenges

Posted on October 1, 2019

1st October is International Coffee Day. This event is designed to both celebrate coffee and recognise the millions of people from across the globe that are involved in maintaining and developing the coffee industry from the farmers to baristas and … Continue reading →

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