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Author: Rachel Northrop
Crow Flights
We’d like to think that airplanes have given us the capacity for crow flights, that because we can take a … More
Water from Above
In Colombia I’ve spent about as much time in offices as I have out in cafetales. This project very early … More
The Coffee Shelf
No direct trade coffee farm is complete without the coffee shelf. The requisite installation includes bags of beans from all … More
Tea and Chocolate
Because sometimes you need a break from coffee* This isn’t about tea or chocolate (although I do kind of love … More
The Magic Formula
…a magic formula…and an application. The Formula: Back in Juan’s World: Factor 90 and again in Worth I mentioned a … More
Ingenuity is Sustainable
I feel like I’ve written about this several times- maybe in former blog posts or on examiner.com or just in … More
Worth
Coffee pricing anywhere along the line is pretty much guesswork, but comparing numbers up and down the production chain … More
The Lorax Takes His Coffee Iced
Maybe it’s because all the vegetation down here looks Seussical, but I’m having a Loraxy moment. The reason I support … More
More on Juan
Life informs art informs life. And media being a form of art, albeit an emotionally and economically charged one, … More
Roya Problems
Right now, thousands of coffee growing families across Latin America are facing a crisis. The coffee leaf rust “la roya” … More
Eyelashes and Thresholds
In Spanish, the word for a tab on your internet browser is pestaña, which translates to “eyelash,” which I think … More
When Coffee’s Bitter
Or, “That Time NPR Stole All My Ideas and Ran “Coffee Week” on an Established National Platform Before I Could … More
Juan’s World: Roya, Broca, y Sr. Castillo
Juan’s World: A 5 Part Mini-Series on the Inner Workings of Colombian Coffee Part 5: Roya, Broca, y Sr. Castillo … More
Juan’s World: Factor 90
Juan’s World: A 5 Part series on the inner workings of Colombian coffee Part 4: Factor 90 When coffee speaks … More