The Owens Blog

Owens Coffee has been crowned the Best Organic Coffee in the UK at the Soil Association's BOOM Awards. 

Winners of the Best of Organic Market (BOOM) awards were announced at a prestigious ceremony at Oval Space, London. 

Are you fascinated by those designs on the surface of your latte? Do you want to elevate your coffee game and learn the secrets behind creating stunning latte art? Do you know where to start? Let's dive into some frequently asked questions to give you a better idea of what to expect and to give you some tips to start trying at home...

There are over 600 Fairtrade Communities in the UK, which include Fairtrade Towns, Fairtrade Cities, Fairtrade Boroughs, Fairtrade Zones and Fairtrade Islands(!). 

This Fairtrade Fortnight (and beyond), Owens Coffee is proud to support the town of Ivybridge in a campaign for the town to regain its Fairtrade Town status. We are doing this in partnership with Fairtrade Devon and Devon Development Education.

29,000 coffee pods are sent to landfill every month. If you choose to use coffee pods, you can actively reduce this waste. Here's how to recycle your aluminium coffee pods in 3 simple steps.

Owens' Liz writes below about her recent visit to Rwanda in the first of a series of updates on the trip: 

It is just over a week since I returned from Rwanda and it has been a whirlwind! What an experience! 

As you may have seen on our social media channels, Owens’ Luke has been out and about over the last few weeks. He has been working with Devon Development Education during Fairtrade Fortnight, presenting to a range of audiences to help spread the word about the benefits of Fairtrade and to raise awareness.

For 14 days every year companies, individuals and groups come together to share incredible stories of global communities (often in areas of the world which experience exploitation) and the positive impact which the Fairtrade system has within them.

This Vegan Bruschetta recipe with Butternut Squash & Coffee Dressing is a perfect late breakfast, light lunch or snack. Created by Peter Gorton as part of our 'Cooking with Coffee' series.