Southdown: A Place You Want to Be One of the unexpected benefits of working for an importer is that … More
Tag: family business
Soundbytes from When Coffee Speaks
“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!
When Milvia Speaks
Conversation with Milvia and her Goddaughter Melissa in Boquete, Panama. Recorded March 26, 2013. When did we start? My husband … More
From Sod to Brimming Silos
Interview with Gloria Muñoz, recorded May 15, 2013 in Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia If you could just say a little more … More
Juan’s World: Risky Business
Juan’s World: A 5 Part Mini Series on the Inner Workings of Colombian Coffee Part 3: Risky Business Having a … More
Familiar
Familiar– (adj) of or pertaining to family. Una empresa familiar. A family business. Coffee, at any stage in the chain, … More