Build log
What is done, and what is missing
These counters move when a photograph, an interview or a supporting document lands. They are read straight off the records, so they cannot flatter us.
Photographs taken
22 / 23
Interviews recorded
3 / 5
Rows with a document
30 / 32
Dated log
12 things that happened
One line per real change or field visit, past tense, newest first. Plans live in the next-steps list below, never here.
Aug 15, 2026
build
ET-0426 and CO-0311 closed — every handover and every cost line now carries a document reference
Aug 15, 2026
field
Second round walked in Williamsburg with CO-0311 — six households, thermos on the doorstep
Aug 12, 2026
field
Pilot GU-0001 roasted: 6.60 lb green in, 5.55 lb out, weighed on the roastery scale
Aug 8, 2026
field
First Brooklyn round: eight households, every bag delivered within 72 hours of the roast
Aug 6, 2026
build
Packed nine bags and printed the lot cards, each one checked against the scale
Aug 5, 2026
field
Watched the first ET-0426 roast and wrote down both weights instead of taking the roaster’s word
Jul 22, 2026
contact
The Gedeb cooperative agreed, through the importer, to publish the price they were paid
Jul 4, 2026
money
Opened a separate project account so the origin-visit reserve is not mixed with the float
Jun 18, 2026
field
Visited the bonded warehouse at the Port of New York and New Jersey (Red Hook Container Terminal) and photographed the sacks after clearance
Jun 2, 2026
decision
Hunted the “farmer gets 7 cents” claim to its source, could not find one, and retracted it
May 24, 2026
contact
Two importers answered the FOB question; one agreed in writing that we could publish the figure
May 9, 2026
contact
Emailed nine US green-coffee importers with one question about what the farm was paid
Add a line in src/lib/build-log.ts after a real change or field visit. Use one dated sentence in the past tense.
Next steps
What we can do next
- 01
Close the last two rows of GU-0001
The pilot has its import reply and its roast receipt. Packing and delivery are still open, so the lot stays a pilot record until both have a document.
One packing evening and one Saturday round
adds: The verified stamp on the pilot lot
- 02
Get the exporter’s farm-gate statement
The producer line currently uses the FOB figure from the export invoice. The washing station and mill sit between FOB and the farm gate. Only the exporter can close that gap.
One email, then chasing
adds: A farm-gate number instead of an export number
- 03
Cup both lots with a score sheet
Score them properly on an SCA form, with two other people, and photograph the filled sheet. A score you can defend beats an adjective you cannot.
Two hours
adds: Cup notes that are measured rather than imagined
- 04
Publish the monthly price sheet
One page: what we paid, to whom, on what date, with the invoice number. If a number cannot be published, say who is withholding it.
One evening a month
adds: A record a stranger can audit without asking us for anything
- 05
Open the third route
Two rounds are running. A third needs one more volunteer who is not the founder, and a shift that fits around school.
One recruiting week
adds: The first round walked by someone outside the founding pair
Student shot list
One photograph we still need
Each card prints its own brief. Save the file as public/photos/<key>.jpg and add the filename in src/lib/photos.ts. If a person or a private place appears, record the permission first — the site will not display the file until the consent field is confirmed.
The founder, holding the pilot bag, looking at the camera.
A friend with a phone, 15 minutes.
Permission required before upload. Avoid a school badge, timetable, home address or other identifying background detail.
founder-portrait · P0
Use shade outdoors or window light. Wear ordinary clothes rather than a school uniform. A relaxed, neutral frame is fine.