“When I was twelve my family had come here [to Cedral] to pick coffee on a man’s farm. I dreamed—we came up here to pick coffee, and I could hear the cows and the calves and everything, because there used to be more dairies. And I dreamed of one day coming back, to be able to hear the cows, to come back here to live. I wanted to live here. I prayed to God that I could live here!
Tag: coffee cultivation
The Illusion of Diversification
For all the rows of products lining grocery store shelves and the mile long menus we gaze up at when … More
Growing Colombian Coffee
Colombian coffee growing is an agricultural institution if ever there was one. Coffee is native to Ethiopia, but Colombians have … More
Double the Process
Coffee and cacao are the only two commodities that need intensive long term care just to be produced, but then … More
So now you know…
Survey Answers Before landing in Costa Rica, I’d only seen one coffee plant: the one on display in the Tropical … More