One BIGG Island in Space

Traveling the world in search of coffee that brings people together and serves the planet.

The Burden of Childcare

70% of the work done in coffee, from picking, to sorting, to processing, is done by women. On one of our […]

Shelly Matipula and the Economic Impact of Coffee

Our partners at the Living Hope Orphanage and Coffee Farm in Ndola, Zambia have unquestionably changed the lives of the […]

Four Whys of Farm-Direct

1. The black hole of coffee — Don’t know where it goes Whether large or small, the likelihood of a […]

Our Ethopian Experience Part Two: The Coffee

Facts on the Ground   By just about every measure (GDP, average income, poverty rate, etc.) Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries […]

Our Ethiopian Experience Pt. 1 | OBIIS

By Michelle Fish Hard to believe, but once upon a time there was no coffee. People got up in the […]

Four Coffee Myths | OBIIS

1. When coffee commodity prices go up, the coffee farmer makes more money.   This is rarely true for a […]

Ignorance is Bliss | OBIIS

By Bob Fish I love coffee. I love coffee so much that I started a coffee shop in 1995, which […]

Bob and Michelle Fish on the What Good Looks Like Podcast with Davin Salvagno

On Season 2, Episode 9 of the What Good Looks Like Podcast, Davin Salvagno sits down with Bob Fish, Cofounder […]

Raquel Giron Rosales Finca Monte Fresco Yoro, Honduras | OBIIS

Five minutes after arriving at the house Raquel Giron Rosales shares with her husband Stephan Maurer, their two children Sebastian […]

Juan Manuel Villeda Finca Cerro Azul Copan, Honduras | OBIIS

1600M above sea level, in a lush, tropical forest, Juan Manuel Villeda is making his stand. A third-generation coffee producer, […]