One BIGG Island in Space

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

Martha Vazquez Sanchez Esperanza Morrison Chiapas, Mexico

By Michelle Fish It’s about a one mile walk from Martha Vasquez’s house to the parcel of land she farms […]

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 […]