We at Maddabout Coffee are very aware that every product we purchase or sell has impacted lives beyond our own. We believe that understanding those impacts, and finding solutions begins with asking the right questions. We strive, for example, to understand how the green beans we purchase were processed.

Was the coffee grower able to grow these beans without pesticides? Were they able to decaffeinate the beans without using chemicals? Are our growers able to use sustainable practices? We ask these questions to ensure that the answer is yes, and to ensure that our buying practices support growing practices that minimize the impact of the coffee industry on the environment. 

We also ask these questions to try to understand some of the challenges our growers face, from poverty to watershed issues. Understanding the social impacts of our business will give us the information we need to help our growers overcome, and to flourish in a way that benefits them, the community and the planet which provides us this amazing bean. By ensuring that our love of coffee has positive environmental, social and economic impacts, we begin taking Responsibility for our actions.