It seems a little bit lame to make resolutions about coffee, but it also seems like cheating to have an … More
Author: Rachel Northrop
Freelance writer and author of the book "When Coffee Speaks: Stories from and of Latin American Coffeepeople."
Updates from Coffeepeople
What started as an unconventional horizontal anthropological investigation into the lives of coffee producers from Nicaragua to Colombia has accidentally … More
Nomad Notes: Offerings
Part 3 of 3 in a series less about coffee and more about travel, culture, and living abroad. In order … More
Nomad Notes: The Spanish Rules
Part 2 of 3 in a series less about coffee and more about travel, culture, and living abroad. In “Pen … More
Nomad Notes: Pen on Page
Part 1 of 3 in a series less about coffee and more about travel, culture, and living abroad. Written Monday, … More
Division of Decision
One of the greatest positions of power a person can be in is a position in which the decisions he … More
The Coming Back
Interviews are snapshots that freeze things as they are in a moment, and words on the page are stagnant; their … More
Ships in the Processing Night
There is no single method by which to process coffee. In fact, the only limit to the number of ways … More
What’s up with the cover of “When Coffee Speaks?”
The book is now arriving in the hands of fearless Kickstarter backers and is available to order online via McNally … More
The Illusion of Diversification
For all the rows of products lining grocery store shelves and the mile long menus we gaze up at when … More
“When Coffee Speaks” Book Release Party!
Come celebrate the stories of Latin American coffeepeople Wednesday, November 6th from 6-10pm at Nimba Cafe in Brooklyn! Get your … More
Spill The Beans Telesummit
The book When Coffee Speaks is a collection of translated transcriptions from coffeepeople, but if you actually want to hear what coffeepeople … More
Growing Colombian Coffee
Colombian coffee growing is an agricultural institution if ever there was one. Coffee is native to Ethiopia, but Colombians have … More
Finca Life in Colombia
The book is coming out soon, but it’s pure text, so as a supplement to all those thousands of words, … More
The Book: “When Coffee Speaks: Stories from and of Latin American Coffeepeople”
ORDER THE BOOK HERE Back cover reads: Whatever your sentiments towards or knowledge of coffee, the stories coffee has to … More
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