{"id":1623,"date":"2023-11-03T08:27:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2024-08-13T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:11:40","slug":"sara-gibson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/interviews\/sara-gibson\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-position:center top;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:1000px;--awb-max-height:563px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.3%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54m0Uh2ZU1k?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one h3 uppercase\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Sara Gibson<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 h6\"><p>Co-founder, Sightseer Coffee; co-founder, Rising Tide Roast Collaborative<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three h6 font-supreme\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Takeaways<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 number-circle\"><p>1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Sara Gibson co-founded Sightseer Coffee as a way to move the needle on sustainability by sourcing coffee from women-owned farms and processing companies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 number-circle\"><p>2<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>When Sara and her co-founder struggled to find roasting equipment that they could rent, they decided to create a co-roasting space that would support small businesses like theirs by offering equipment and education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:auto;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2%;--awb-width-medium:auto;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2%;--awb-width-small:auto;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6 number-circle\"><p>3<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:1;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 mobile-h7 no-margin-bottom\"><p>Sara hopes both of their businesses show the viability of business models based on community over competition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><strong>Expertise:<\/strong> roasting, entrepreneurship, social accountability<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffee insight:<\/strong> While many consumers believe \u201cdirect trade\u201d always means that roasters purchase directly from farmers, in practice, it often means working with community-minded importers who help foster those connections and can also offer on-the-ground support, like recommendations from trained agronomists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun fact:<\/strong> Before beginning her coffee career, Sara spent time in several different industries, including roles as a science teacher for Teach for America and as a copyeditor and copywriter for Comedy Central.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Sara Gibson&#039;s Top 3: 1.) Drip Coffee 2.) Black Coffee, and 3.) 3+ cups a day\" title=\"231102_U3 Top 3 Layouts_Sara Gibson\" src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson.png\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1633\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20279%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27279%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson-200x62.png 200w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson-600x186.png 600w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson-800x248.png 800w, https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231102_U3-Top-3-Layouts_Sara-Gibson.png 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Sara\u2019s Coffee Origin Story<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>Sara first took the leap into coffee seven years ago, when she was looking to make a career change after years in education and digital content, and started exploring the one thing she felt really passionate about\u2014coffee.<\/p>\n<p>When Sara relocated to Austin, she immediately sought out the roastery closest to her new home and started visiting regularly. She jokes, \u201cI think I pestered them enough that at some point there were, like, \u2018Do you want to work here or something?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In spite of having no work experience in the coffee industry, Sara says that she joined the company at \u201ckismet-ically the right time\u201d and found herself learning how to roast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Sara\u2019s Current Role<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>Sara is the co-founder of Sightseer Coffee, a roasting company focused on sourcing their green coffee through community-minded, environmentally conscious importers exclusively from women producers and co-ops, paying more-than-fair-trade prices for their coffees. She is also the co-founder of Rising Tide Coffee Collaborative, a co-roasting space that supports small roasting companies by offering equipment and education.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u3coffee.com\/shop\/buy-coffee\/ground-coffee\/product\/dad-bod-blend\/\">Click here to find Sightseer Coffee\u2019s Dad Bod Blend in the U3 Coffee Exchange!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Fuels Sara\u2019s Work<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Sara says that she was very lucky to have made her way in the roasting industry, and she\u2019s committed to paying that luck forward by opening opportunities for greater diversity and more equity within the coffee industry\u2014from moving the needle on women\u2019s roles to creating space for small roasting companies to establish themselves and flourish.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of Sightseer Coffee, it\u2019s about helping women succeed and advance in an industry dominated by male decision-makers. At Rising Tide Coffee Collaborative, it\u2019s about creating a community and a space where roasters can share equipment, knowledge, and support. She explains, \u201cYou can come do all the things you want to do here. You can get pretty damn big and still stay here. And we can do that for you in a way that makes things accessible and helps you learn as you go and lets you find success in a way that doesn\u2019t require you to have a ton of capital.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">What Sara Wants Coffee Drinkers to Know<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p>Sara says many coffee consumers don\u2019t realize \u201chow much work goes into producing in the coffee-producing countries.\u201d But she believes that educating consumers is an important step in helping set fair prices for coffee. She says, \u201cI think when you really start to look at what it takes to process coffee and all of those steps and how exacting it can be and how much work there is there, and then you think about how much money we pay for coffee, it\u2019s really sort of mind-blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two h4\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">How Sara Cultivates Community through Coffee<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>While 70% of the labor force on coffee farms worldwide is made up of women, almost all management and land ownership is in the hands of men, a reality that frustrated Sara.<\/p>\n<p>She became interested in women-producer initiatives, and in her reading, she came across a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2004\/01\/91222#:~:text=%22When%20women%20are%20fully%20involved,go%20up%2C%22%20he%20said.\">quote from Kofi Annan<\/a> about the importance of investing in women\u2019s education and economic power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember reading that and having this, like, aha moment,\u201d Sara recalls. \u201cWhat a powerful way to support sustainability\u2014social sustainability, environmental sustainability, financial sustainability\u2014to support community growth [and] to support the people who are really making the coffee. One good lever to pull right there is just to invest in women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her roasting company, Sightseer Coffee sources exclusively from women-owned farms and mills, paying above fair-trade prices for their green coffee, as a way to move the needle on this imbalance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 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