The first sip wasn’t coffee..
The cup touched my lips, warm and unfamiliar. I expected bitterness, the familiar weight of…
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Standing with Linh, a farmer in Vietnam's highlands, we were asked:
"Do you know the hands that picked your beans?"
We didn't. That moment changed everything.
We made a promise: to follow our curiosity, build genuine connections, and bridge the gap between the hands that grow and the hands that brew.
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