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For coffee farms across Central America, it’s their busiest time of the year right now. That’s right, it’s the harvest period. But what does a...
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Why is affordable finance so important for coffee producers?
Coffee producers around the world have long been faced with a raft of financial challenges. Many of these can be traced back to low or unstable coffee prices, but unfortunately, it is not always as simple as just paying farmers more. The world of finance is complex enough before we consider the fact that coffee is a seasonal crop that requires investment in labour and equipment to harvest and sell.… read more
Coffee producers around the world have long been faced with a raft of financial challenges. Many of these can be traced back to low or unstable coffee prices, but unfortunately, it is not always as simple as just paying farmers… read more
A Producer’s Guide to Choosing a Processing Method
Choosing the best coffee processing method can be like an artist choosing the best paints for their next masterpiece. Should it be watercolours, oil, or...
How Naturals & Honeys Are Changing The Face of Guatemalan Coffees
Guatemala is known for its washed Arabica coffees, but natural and honey processing is slowly taking off in this Central American country. In fact, in...
How to roast natural & honey processed coffee
Natural and honey processed coffees offer sweet profiles and fuller bodies, but don’t try to roast them like a wet processed lot. You’ll either burn...
Green Coffee: How Wet Processing Is Becoming More Eco-Friendly
Just like any other industry, coffee production has an environmental cost. With wet processing, it comes in the form of water pollution and waste byproducts...
How coffee flavour development impact fermentation?
In 2015, Sasa Sestic won the World Barista Championship with a washed carbonic macerated coffee, an innovative fermentation method. Two years later, he has his...
Experimental Processing & Specialty Coffee in Ka’ū, Hawaii
Ever tried specialty coffee from Ka’ū? This region of Hawaii has been growing coffee for only 20 years, and it’s quickly making a name for...
Experimental Processing: 1 VIDEO on Washed Carbonic Maceration
The coffee industry first woke up to carbonic maceration processing in 2015, when Sasa Sestic won the World Barista Championship with it. Since then, while...
Producer Perspective: How to Farm Specialty Coffee
Since 1998, we’ve farmed our 100-year-old family farm in Acatenango, Guatemala. Our farm, Santa Felisa, has been passed down through four generations. But while we’re aware...
Honey Processed Coffee: What’s The Difference Between Yellow, Red, & Black?
“How much honey is in the honey-processed coffee like a Costa Rican espresso?” If that sounds like a riddle, don’t worry. You’re probably familiar with...
Should Natural Coffees Be Judged Differently?
Dr Manuel Diaz believes we need to change how we think of natural coffees. He tells me they’re underrated and underpriced – despite their recent...
Why Specialty Naturals Need Strict Quality Control
Natural coffees are full of sweetness, eco-friendly, and on trend. But they can also be one of the most vulnerable to contamination and fermentation –...
Tips for Protecting Coffee During Drying & Storage
We don’t want coffee that has absorbed musty smells. Nor do we want that baggy flavour that comes when they absorb moisture after the processing...
Producer Insight: Is Organic Coffee Farming Worth the Risk?
Going organic isn’t a decision to take lightly. Coffee farming requires a long-term vision, a thorough understanding of coffee trees, and creativity. Organic coffee farming...
Washed vs Honey: Specialty Coffee Processing in Cameroon
In Cameroon, a group of small-scale farmers is collaborating to process specialty-grade coffee. Their name is Cameroon Boyo. Based in the Boyo region in the...
How to Choose the Best Shade System for Your Coffee Farm
Shade trees have numerous benefits: they’re associated with better cup profiles as they allow the coffee to ripen slower, they may provide additional income through...