Soldaderas Blogs
Oct 21, 2024
Meet Your Farmer: Sucy Donis
Like everyone in Las Flores, Sucy grew up in coffee. As a child, her family didn’t own any land, but rather worked as day labor on other people’s coffee farms.
Oct 13, 2024
Meet your farmer: Ana Petronila
We first started working with Ana two years ago, albeit indirectly. We had been contacted by a cooperative, Cooperativa Coatitlán, in the Atitlán region that was looking to highlight its female contributors' work and was hoping we would purchase its coffee.
Oct 8, 2024
Meet your farmer: Doña Evelyn Samayoa
Continuing our Meet your farmer series for Hispanic Heritage Month, we'd like to introduce you to a grower and a mother who is keeping the community strong with her family farm.
Oct 3, 2024
Meet your farmer: Ilcia Aguilar
In observation of Hispanic Heritage Month, and because we so excited to release our new Guatemalan whole bean coffee, we want to introduce you to the bold women farmers who grow and create your special roasted-at-origin coffee.
Aug 5, 2024
Energizing the Muskegon River Trash Bash with Soldadera Coffee
This past Saturday, Aug. 3, marked the kickoff of the 13th Annual Muskegon River Trash Bash, an event that spans an entire month, bringing our community together to protect and preserve the Muskegon River and its surrounding areas.
Aug 2, 2024
The coffee industry can't afford to overlook Hispanics
At Soldadera Coffee, we have a unique, culturally inspired product that leans heavily into our Mexican heritage. While we believe everybody can resonate with our branding and our delicious coffee, Hispanic Americans are a vibrant yet relatively untapped consumer market.
Jun 13, 2024
Bridging community to nature: Why we partner with Ottawa County Parks Foundation
Since Michigan only gets two months of summer every year, we at Soldadera take our time in nature very seriously, which is why we're proud to once again partner with the Ottawa County Parks Foundation to further its mission of 'bridging community to nature' with this year's trail run.
Jun 3, 2024
Celebrating a historic milestone: Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum and the legacy of the Soldaderas
Mexico has reached a pivotal moment in its rich history with the election of its first woman president, Dr. Claudia S...
May 23, 2024
Why every café needs a ready-to-drink option on the menu
Flavorful, ready-to-drink beverages are growing in popularity among young coffee drinkers, and brands are fighting for relevance in this emerging consumer market.
May 1, 2024
The true story of Cinco de Mayo
Cinco De Mayo is often associated in the U.S. with rowdy, Mexican-themed parties and excessive consumption of tequila...
Mar 27, 2024
International Women's Month Highlight: Wangari Maathai
As we come to the end of International Women's Month, let's close with a woman who wore many hats throughout her life. Wangari Maathai was an award-winning environmental and political activist in her home country of Kenya, founding a movement that spread all throughout the African continent.
Mar 19, 2024
International Women's Month Highlight: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
The first published feminist writer in the Americas was a nun from the 17th century. This week, we continue our International Women's Month series with a look into the remarkable life of poet, philosopher and thinker Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
