I’ve finished the book so the blog is back! I just finished writing and putting together “When Coffee Speaks,” a…
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Coffee Year in Review
It’s coming up on a year since I left to begin this odyssey. On August 28, 2012, I departed Newark…
When Milvia Speaks
Conversation with Milvia and her Goddaughter Melissa in Boquete, Panama. Recorded March 26, 2013. When did we start? My husband…
The Sound of the Machete
There is a certain sound that metal-on-plant makes. As the force of a swinging machete hits tree branches, plant stalks,…
When Don Guillermo Speaks
Excerpt from a conversation with Guillermo, a coffee grower in Antioquia, Colombia. Recorded April 26, 2013. Guillermo and I are…
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…
There’s Something Special about Potenciana Coffee
Arabica coffee (the smooth mild stuff) grows best in volcanic soil at least 1400 meters (~4500 feet) above sea level.…
Kickstart “When Coffee Speaks”
It’s alive. Now through September 1st I’m running a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money necessary to self publish a…
Another Kind of Organic
30 some years ago the UDSA standardized the definition of organic for the purpose of regulating the production and sale…
Get Behind Your Coffee
I’m back. I’m back on the grid and in the grind and on the payroll and in the system. I’m…
Café de Lejos
No he olvidado nada. Conocí a mucha gente en los ultimos 10 meses. La parte mas dificil de conocer a…
The Story behind the Stories
The following is my story, as per early December 2012. (And I didn’t even have to translate it!) I’m sitting…
Grind Wait
Just over two weeks have lapsed since I got off the plane from Colombia. And every day has reminded me…
Last Drop
Right now I’m sitting in an old Spanish colonial home converted to a cheap hostel in Colombia’s prettiest Caribbean city,…
Landscapegoats
People become what you tell them they are, and if someone tells people that they live in the land of…
