Seed & People: The Green Coffee Story

Meet the bean before it’s brown. Explore coffee’s journey from its colonial roots to today’s global supply chains — and the powerful human stories that shape it. From biodiversity and farmer livelihoods to processing, trade, and climate, you’ll see the green side of coffee in a way you’ve never seen before. This course brings together history, culture, economics, and ethics, helping you connect your coffee to the people and ecosystems behind every cup. Know your bean. Know its people.