What is your position in the coffee industry?
coffee grower, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Kealakekua, Hawaii, USA
How many years have you been in the industry?
5+
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
yes
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
Coffee growing regions on Mauritius, and St. Helena.
About Me:
Grew up on farms and vineyards of the Moselle/Rhine region in Germany. Slaved in Manhattan for two decades but wanted to have dirt under my feet and fingernails again. Found a dilapidated coffee farm with a beautiful orchard on a vacation in Kona, Hawaii. Realizing that pure Kona coffee is next to Napa wine the most prestigious food product in the USA, we started our own 'coffee brand' from tree to cup all under our control. The work is hard, healthy, complex and rewarding. The family is happier than ever and there's always time to sneak down to the beach or hike in the jungle.
About My Company:
Currently we have two brands of 100% Kona Coffee: http://www.athenaofhawaii.com is grown at an 1,400ft elevation and the http://www.bluehorsekona.com beans are grown at 1,200ft. Our coffee is grown without pesticides or herbicides, inspected and certified by the Hawaii Dept. of Ag., processed, roasted, packaged on our farm. We sell mainly retail roasted and green, but have a few wholesale customers - mainly small roasters and cafés. Our small family farm business seems to serve an increasing desire of people wanting to know where their food comes from.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
Coffee opens the mind of people. Which effects the coffee industry as a whole and makes it friendlier, smarter, more ingenious than others
