Not As Easy as Pie

I had the privilege of attending Michael Sheridan’s “Millions on the Margins” farmworker panel at SCAA. The aspect of the … More

The Question No One Really Wants to Know the Answer to

At the Ground to Grounds coffee tasting/coffee talk event in DC a few weeks ago, a woman was flipping through … More

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

Smart locals. These are the ones who spent their childhoods sweating on the family farm, but realized that their land … More

If your coffee comes with a tag of organic or fair trade or single origin, do you believe it? If … More

“It’s too bad that the economic compensation isn’t that fair, but that doesn’t negate, doesn’t impact the pride that I … More

Coffee and cacao are the only two commodities that need intensive long term care just to be produced, but then … More

A bilingual evaluation of coffee measurements. How many manzanas fit in your hectare? When did acres turn into hectares? Maybe … More

Trampa– (n. f.) trap, snare. Hacer trampas. To cheat. Farmers can’t cheat. If stuff doesn’t grow, stuff doesn’t grow. At … More