As a new roasting company, we really want to learn how we can move towards sourcing our own coffee.
I am leaving for Jamaican on a sort of self-made service trip on friday and will be in Magadee(spelling?) Bay for ten days. It's not really a dedicated origin trip. But as a Barista and just-beginning roaster for my shop, I am curious about how I c
Read more…I like to put up a few thoughts out regarding an increasing dilemma in the coffee trade. And need as much input as possible to interpret and predict trends. It should not be a your against my opinion, but more like a brainstorm from various perspecti
Read more…Anyone here is growing coffee in the US? Do you think it is possible that maybe somehow in the near decade or something, we would be able to grow lots and lots of Arabica coffee in the US (aside from Hawaii)??? About 6 months ago, I purchased 14 baby
Read more…I am going with some friends and my wife to Costa Rica in February and wanted to know if anyone had any good connections to farmers/farms there. Anybody?
Read more…Does anyone know how i can get market for coffee beans from East Africa? Looking to see if i can start an export business to sell coffee beans.?
Read more…so i'm thinking about driving through the south-west this spring and wanted to keep going into Mexico to visit some farms - does anyone have good advise? (i'm a little nervous about some areas, justifiably or not)
Read more…Mine at the moment is the old favourite Yirgacheffe. Better than Bali methinks. However Bali indonesian is very smooth. Yirg' better though... I love to hear comments from the united Barista community on that? Cheers Lomax Head Barista La Galette
Read more…SAVOR A DELICIOUS CUP OF BORESHA COFFEE AND HELP SAVE A CHILD’S LIFE. Invisible Children, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide healthcare, safety, and education for the children of northern Uganda. With coverage on Oprah, CN
Read more…i have a full day in Sao Paulo to enjoy the city after my coffee agenda has been satisfied. What to do?
Read more…From January 4th-18th I will be traveling to Costa Rica with a few friends doing various activities, but one thing we all want to do is visit a coffee farm. I am not really sure where we are going to be as of right now, but are there any suggestions
Read more…Is there is any information about coffee plantation that available anywhere in Indonesia for people who interest to learn about coffee?
Read more…I have a friend who is in the adventure travel business in Tanzania and has access to a house in the foothills of Kilimanjaro and we have discussed setting up some source trips. I was thinking of a two week trip, the first visiting plantations and th
Read more…How many of you, baristas, have ever seen a real coffee tree and tasted its fruit? Where and when?
Read more…I would like to add a missing story from our trip to Guatemala. We left Huehuetenango 2 weeks ago, the coffee region located in the Northwest part of Guatemala, early in the morning headed to Guatemala City. We spent almost 6 hours driving and althou
Read more…Hi, I will be attending EAFCA for the first time (super thrilled) and I am looking for any general info/tips on the show, from those regular attendees, and info on where to find a good coffee shop in Kigali, from those Rwanda travelers/residents. g
Read more…Where are the farmers? Where are the guys who are saying "WE WANT BARISTAS FROM AMERICA TO VISIT OUR PLANTATION AND SEE WHAT LIFE IS LIKE DOWN HERE!"? Until there are more invitations, there won't be origin trips happening at the rate the could. May
Read more…I'm visiting some farms in the Yoro Region of Honduras, but will be in San Pedro Sula for the last day, does anyone have any recommendations for shops in SPS?
Read more…Sidamo is in Yegecheffe which is in Beloya? DO I have taht right? If I do what is the distinction between a sidamo and a yegecheffe?
Read more…I am curious if anyone knows any growers in the DR or has any knowlegde of the green bean business from the DR.
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