The Importance of Inefficiency and the Danger of Detail

Specialty coffee is overwhelmingly inefficient. This inefficiency might be the one unilateral criterion that makes certain coffee special and … More

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At last month’s Rainforest Alliance gala reception I spoke briefly with Rainforest President Tensie Whelan for a few articles for … More

Walk the dog. Grab brunch. Change history. Is that how it works? Can changing history be accomplished just by showing … More

Often, questions like, “what’s it like to be an agricultural producer?” are met with descriptive answers, but whose descriptions are … More

Preguntas como, “como es ser agricultor?” suelen se encuentran con respuestas descriptivas, pero cuyos descripciones son muy someras. Cuando … More

I have the privilege of spending this week among 1000 young Colombian coffee growers in San Geronimo, Antioquia, as they … More

Hace un mes asistí la conferencia, (o si prefiere “el evento”) del SCAA, la Asociación de Cafes Especiales de Estados … More

It’s Monday morning. It’s rainy and gray and dreary out. There are lots of coffees that claim to save the … More

For all the rows of products lining grocery store shelves and the mile long menus we gaze up at when … More

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

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