The Coffee Shelf

No direct trade coffee farm is complete without the coffee shelf. The requisite installation includes bags of beans from all … 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

Coffee pricing anywhere along the line is pretty much guesswork, but comparing numbers up and down the production chain … More

Maybe it’s because all the vegetation down here looks Seussical, but I’m having a Loraxy moment. The reason I support … More

Life informs art informs life. And media being a form of art, albeit an emotionally and economically charged one, … More

Right now, thousands of coffee growing families across Latin America are facing a crisis. The coffee leaf rust “la roya” … More

In Spanish, the word for a tab on your internet browser is pestaña, which translates to “eyelash,” which I think … More

Or, “That Time NPR Stole All My Ideas and Ran “Coffee Week” on an Established National Platform Before I Could … More

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: A 5 Part series on the inner workings of Colombian coffee Part 4: Factor 90 When coffee speaks … More

Juan’s World: A 5 Part Mini Series on the Inner Workings of Colombian Coffee Part 3: Risky Business Having a … More

Juan’s World: A 5 part mini series on the inner workings of Colombian coffee 2:Organization of a Coffee Country Of … More

Juan’s World: A 5 part mini series on the inner workings of Colombian coffee Part 1: A Sombrero, a Poncho, … More

I spend a lot of time trying to unearth adequate translations for Spanish coffee words. Obviously I am by no … More

The climate might be changing, but coffee won’t go down without a fight. National Geographic put addicts on edge last … More