Eyelashes and Thresholds

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

I’m spending a year talking to coffee farmers in Latin America on a fixed budget generated by teaching summer school … More

When coffee speaks, it says, “hold on a second; I have to go take out the trash.” Ingenuity is sustainable, … More

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

Agriculture is termed as such because growing things is a way of life. When you earn a living for your … More

I arrived in Colombia last Thursday, and instantly fell in love with the people and the place just as much … More

Maybe there is something in this bajareque that rolls over the mountains of Boquete from the steamy Caribbean. Maybe there … More

Metaphorically, coffee defies boxes, being more than a commodity or a beverage, being a plant, a lifestyle of production and … More

Disparate themes seem to converge in coffee more and more the further I continue on this odyssey. I’ve been following … More