Coffe.Milk.Blood Book

“And until the lion itself learns to write, the narrative will always glorify the hunter.”
We feel so unbelievably honoured to be stocking copies of this amazing book written by our dear friend and partner Vava Angwenyi and published by Leeds based printers Pressision.

Vava has been working on this project for a long time and it is just amazing to see it come to life. We really believe this is one of the most important developments and resources to have happened within the coffee industry for a long long time. The focus placed on issues of diversity, inclusion and equality last year has really highlighted the historical and ongoing inequality within our beloved coffee industry. The impacts of its colonial beginnings are still being felt today. For more info, read our blog here: https://www.northstarroast.com/coffee-milk-blood-undoing-colonial-and-neo-colonial-ruin-in-coffee/

This beautiful photographical piece of work is thought provoking and powerful. It is a book that everyone should own and is not just for those in the coffee industry (though it should absolutely be on the reading list of those who are), it is for anybody interested in the world and its global community. It celebrates women, empowerment, resilience and beauty.

“I would call this urgent work because there are hardly any stories told by the coffee producer…This is my point of view. And as a representative of many women and men that my organisations have worked with, I felt that it was time for this piece of work – to put out a visual story of my perception of empowered women in this setting, the communities that I work in, and the neocolonialist notions that exist in this industry as well as the colonial structures that still exist in this sector.”

Once you have placed your order, you will receive an email to confirm it is being processed and then another one to let you know when it has been dispatched. We are currently operating with 3 working day lead time to process your order once you have placed it. 

Royal Mail 2nd class tracked postage is included for orders over £25. Orders under £25 will add £4.10 for 2nd class tracked postage. Alternatively, you have the option to include 1st class tracked postage for £5.

Operating times are 9am-5pm Mon-Friday. Orders placed after 12pm on Friday will not be processed until 9am Monday morning.

Local pickups take place from the Roastery on Tong Road. Please note our shutter doors will be down for security and temperature reasons but we are always in Monday-Friday between 9 and 5pm – just ring the doorbell on arrival