Find the latest developments in our quest to bring you outstanding Colombian coffee and make a living possible for the families in the Hilo model.
A message from Hilo, as it is adapting. The market of coffee is unstable and very good at exploiting the coffee producers. Over time, prices for farmers soar sky-high, and then fall, and then fall even more. So maybe once…
“The sustainability challenges we face on the planet are multifaceted, complex, and interconnected. Understanding them and addressing them effectively requires a holistic “systems” view that is still largely absent from most mainstream approaches in science, government, business, and education.” –…
July 27 was a historic day for coffee producers in Colombia, as the domestic reference price for parchment coffee reached an all-time high of 1,905,000 COP per carga. Just 2 years ago, in mid-2019, when we purchased our first cargas…
We asked five of Hilo's team members to share their reflections about this unusual year, and which learnings do they take from it. Martín. This year left me with so many learnings. I am in awe of the changes a…
A short story about our visit to Jardín in December 2019, by André Volpato. 1. A small step into the future. Martín cuts his monologue short, suddenly aware of his listeners' puzzled expression. Big room, big project, big meeting, his…
Hilo began 2020 full of positive energy.After talking to many experienced people within the coffee business, we crunched our business plan numbers, worked on our roadmap for this year, and had our first team event in Leipzig last weekend! In…
Hola!This year marked a great start for Hilo, and you are receiving this email because you were directly responsible for our success so far. We want to share a retrospective of the achievements from Hilo. This is how The Weave…
Jardin un Municipio Lector | The educational project supported by HiloBy Patricia Arroyave (translated by Martín Rojas Arboleda) Why is an educational project supporting a transformation important? The project “Jardín un Municipio Lector” arises from the necessity to improve the…
Last October, our dear friend Andrea Bedoya, a design researcher with a special interest in sustainable food systems who collaborates with the Hilo network, visited Colombia. We thought it would be the perfect opportunity to check how the Giraldo family…
