That Business Model is Looking Good

I’ve finished the book so the blog is back! I just finished writing and putting together “When Coffee Speaks,” a … More

Coffee Year in Review

It’s coming up on a year since I left to begin this odyssey. On August 28, 2012, I departed Newark … More

Conversation with Milvia and her Goddaughter Melissa in Boquete, Panama. Recorded March 26, 2013. When did we start? My husband … More

There is a certain sound that metal-on-plant makes. As the force of a swinging machete hits tree branches, plant stalks, … More

Excerpt from a conversation with Guillermo, a coffee grower in Antioquia, Colombia. Recorded April 26, 2013. Guillermo and I are … More

Interview with Gloria Muñoz, recorded May 15, 2013 in Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia If you could just say a little more … More

Arabica coffee (the smooth mild stuff) grows best in volcanic soil at least 1400 meters (~4500 feet) above sea level. … More

It’s alive. Now through September 1st I’m running a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money necessary to self publish a … More

30 some years ago the UDSA standardized the definition of organic for the purpose of regulating the production and sale … More

I’m back. I’m back on the grid and in the grind and on the payroll and in the system. I’m … More

No he olvidado nada. Conocí a mucha gente en los ultimos 10 meses. La parte mas dificil de conocer a … More

The following is my story, as per early December 2012. (And I didn’t even have to translate it!) I’m sitting … More

Just over two weeks have lapsed since I got off the plane from Colombia. And every day has reminded me … More

Right now I’m sitting in an old Spanish colonial home converted to a cheap hostel in Colombia’s prettiest Caribbean city, … More

People become what you tell them they are, and if someone tells people that they live in the land of … More