Home from Mozambique

The People of Coffee

We are home from the BIGGBY Nation Farm-Direct trip. It was incredible. 

Mike has not been in Africa since serving in the Peace Corps in Guinea-Bissau from 1990 - 1992. He has never been to a coffee farm. One of the amazing travelers in our group had never been out of the United States!

Traveling to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique is no easy trek. Our return took almost 40 hours, 3 continents, and a 6-hour time-zone shift. 

Nothing in comparison to the work it takes to grow coffee.

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“No one who has ever touched liberation
could possibly want anything other than liberation for everyone..” 

~ Rev Angel Kyodo Williams

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Hi friends!

It’s wonderful to be home, and I am excited to be back on the mat. 

It takes time, spaciousness, and less fog to process a big travel experience. 

Going on a BIGGBY Nation Farm-Direct trip is an adventure like no other. Yes, I was at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique last year. This time around? It was extra impactful. 

What’s at the forefront for me right now is the monumental amount of work it takes  for us to be able to enjoy a cup of coffee. 

When you KNOW your coffee is not only free of Glyphosate (Round Up), and it’s also directly doing good for the people who grow it, good for the community around the farm, and good for the planet? 

Well . . . that makes choosing Farm-Direct coffee a Win, Win, Win, Win! 

So, if you drink coffee, you can make a powerful difference. 
I have the privilege of seeing that difference in real time. 

One of the MANY challenges of growing coffee in Gorongosa is the condition of the roads. Most people don’t own any forms of transportation other than their two feet. Fatianca Paulina Chico, one of the original and best farmers on the mountain, now owns two motorbikes. Both have been purchased with her profits from coffee. The impact of owning motorbikes cannot be overstated. It is life changing.  

There’s so much more to share, and I look forward to doing so. 

For now, it’s great being home. 

I hope you can join me at any of my upcoming yoga classes or workshops. 

I cannot wait for Create + Restore with Theresa Gray! This is one of those opportunities that doesn’t come around very often. I hope you can join us. 

Love and light,

m

P.S. If you want to learn more about Gorongosa National Park and the Coffee Project,  enjoy this 10-minute movie.