Dean Cycon is the founder and owner of Dean’s Beans, an organic coffee roaster based in Orange, MA (www.deansbeans.com).

The company supports indigenous growers and cooperatives around the world through a combination of strict fair-trade principles, profit sharing, and development assistance. He has been involved in coffee and fair trade since the early 80’s, and was a co-founder of Coffee Kids ( www.coffeekids.org) - a non-profit devoted to helping coffee-farming families improve the quality of their lives. He is the author of the just released “Javatrekker: Dispatches From the World of Fair Trade Coffee” published by Chelsea Green ( www.chelseagreen.com). Take a look at Dean’s videos on You Tube to get a glimpse of where your morning cuppa joe really comes from:

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