by Steve | Jul 15, 2019 | Haiti
Most of us have never had coffee from Haiti ”what does coffee production look like, and how do farmers deal with the ups and downs of an unpredictable crop? Once a leader in coffee production, Haiti hasn’t been on the coffee map for decades. Political unrest and...
by Steve | Jul 15, 2019 | Healthy
I’ve been writing about the science of coffee off and on for the past few years. For centuries, people thought that coffee was a health hazard under the popular if misguided logic that anything that makes you feel so good must also be bad for you. It turns out,...
by Steve | Jun 6, 2019 | Health Benefits
A study at the Queen Mary University in London has debunked previous studies claiming that coffee will stiff arteries. More than 8000 people from the United Kingdom were part of the study. Some of the participants consumed up to 25 cups of coffee each day, though the...
by Steve | May 8, 2019 | Africa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe is said to be the finest of the Ethiopian coffees. One or our best sellers, it is known for notes of floral, Honey, and Cherry. A daily tradition in Ethiopia is to gather for a Coffee Ceremony. This is a time of ceremony and community. Neighbors...
by Steve | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
COLOMBIAN SOGROME SIERRA NEVADA Perched in a valley about halfway up a coastal mountain range that boasts Colombia’s highest peaks is the indigenous Arhuaco community of Sogrome,(only accessible via walking or mule), a proudly self-sufficient village of 45...
