Coffee farming

Growing strong, healthy coffee trees involves balancing several elements: sun, water, wind, and nutrients from the soil. However, when it comes to soil quality, there are many misconceptions. Healthy soil is a fundamental aspect of coffee plant production, and as a farmer looking to get the maximum quality and

Is your morning cup of coffee bad for people and planet? We investigate what we can do as consumers to support ethical and sustainable production.

Not a coffee producer or owner of a third wave coffee company or coffee shop? We've got you covered on all you need to know about the variety of different coffee processing methods used to produce your favorite cuppa joe. From natural, washed, wet-hulled, honey and more.

Cocotu.com - Latin America Culture and Coffee During this chat we discussed specialty coffee and the methods for keeping a coffee farm sustainable. Jonas is an expert agronomist from Brazil with many years helping coffee farmers in his region Jaguariúna and other regions in the country. He specializes in organic and conventional coffee farming. During out chat we learned about coffee farming… Read More »Coffee Farming Techniques with Agronomist Jonas from Brazil The post Coffee F

We wanted to do better than Fair Trade...so we offer Direct Trade Coffee! Here is one of the workers picking coffee berries at the farm in Matagalpa, Nicaragua! The origin story of the coffee beans you brew is long, hard, yet beautiful journey. Keep drinking coffee = Be a Hero

Across the world, you’ll find coffee being produced, processed, and sold in cooperatives. But what is a coffee cooperative? How does it work? And how can farmers produce traceable single origins while working together? To find out the answers to these questions and more, I spoke to José Marcos

Researchers manipulated visits by insects and birds to the coffee plants on 30 different coffee farms in the U.S. and Latin America

I recently joined Nespresso down in the jungles of Costa Rica to find out the real story behind the coffee we drink every day.