It’s Monday morning. It’s rainy and gray and dreary out. There are lots of coffees that claim to save the … More
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The Best Way to Go Broke
Yesterday I checked a big ticket item off my “being a freelancer in 2014” to do list: I got Obamacare. … More
Coffee in Hand
I traveled to Chennai in south India a few years ago, and I was not prepared for the fact that … More
Intention of Integration
Vertical integration is like a go-go dancer: seductive to some, off-putting to others. In Panama, land of coffee celebrity and … More
Affinity
There are things that draw us in. There are places that we like to go and things we like to … More
Rachel in Coffee Wonderland
Gonzalo Hernandez, proprietor and manager of Coffea Diversa Coffee Varietal Garden (aka Coffee Wonderland), doesn’t let a guest commence a … More
Costa Rican Coffee: Spirit of a Nation
Costa Rican coffee doesn’t yield the volume of beans for export that other Latin American countries have to offer, but … More
Updates from Coffeepeople
What started as an unconventional horizontal anthropological investigation into the lives of coffee producers from Nicaragua to Colombia has accidentally … More
Division of Decision
One of the greatest positions of power a person can be in is a position in which the decisions he … More
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
When Milvia Speaks
Conversation with Milvia and her Goddaughter Melissa in Boquete, Panama. Recorded March 26, 2013. When did we start? My husband … More
When Don Guillermo Speaks
Excerpt from a conversation with Guillermo, a coffee grower in Antioquia, Colombia. Recorded April 26, 2013. Guillermo and I are … 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: Risky Business
Juan’s World: A 5 Part Mini Series on the Inner Workings of Colombian Coffee Part 3: Risky Business Having a … More
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