The Sound of the Machete

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

Another Kind of Organic

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

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

Tell me your story. Don’t retell me what someone else has said about you, has told you about yourself, tell … More

We’d like to think that airplanes have given us the capacity for crow flights, that because we can take a … More

In Colombia I’ve spent about as much time in offices as I have out in cafetales. This project very early … More

Because sometimes you need a break from coffee* This isn’t about tea or chocolate (although I do kind of love … More

…a magic formula…and an application. The Formula: Back in Juan’s World: Factor 90 and again in Worth I mentioned a … More

I feel like I’ve written about this several times- maybe in former blog posts or on examiner.com or just in … 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