Monthly Archives: March 2012

Price Transparency

It hasn’t been perfected, but below is an example of what we provide to roasters as part of their invoice when they buy coffee from us. When we originally discussed doing this, we thought it would be fairly simple to

Price Transparency

It hasn’t been perfected, but below is an example of what we provide to roasters as part of their invoice when they buy coffee from us. When we originally discussed doing this, we thought it would be fairly simple to

gerais1

Farm Profile: Gerais

Name/Brand Name: Gerais Farm Name of Farm Owner: Mr. Maridalto Address (Producing Region): Chapada Diamantina Region Coffee Growing Area (Hectares): 2,5 hectares Annual Production: 100 bags Processing System (Natural/Washed): Pulped Natural Variety of Trees: Red Catucaí Altitude (Meters): 1.300 masl Harvest Season: June to September Exporter: Agricafé LTDA Special Features

gerais1

Farm Profile: Gerais

Name/Brand Name: Gerais Farm Name of Farm Owner: Mr. Maridalto Address (Producing Region): Chapada Diamantina Region Coffee Growing Area (Hectares): 2,5 hectares Annual Production: 100 bags Processing System (Natural/Washed): Pulped Natural Variety of Trees: Red Catucaí Altitude (Meters): 1.300 masl Harvest Season: June to September Exporter: Agricafé LTDA Special Features

Morning at El Roble

Farm Profile: El Roble

We are proud to present El Roble – a farm we’ve been working with and buying from over the last few years. Bjørnar is there now and sends this overview: Region: Mesa de los Santos, Santander Farm geography/description: 1,700 masl.

Morning at El Roble

Farm Profile: El Roble

We are proud to present El Roble – a farm we’ve been working with and buying from over the last few years. Bjørnar is there now and sends this overview: Region: Mesa de los Santos, Santander Farm geography/description: 1,700 masl.

bella_vista

Incoming Coffees from Bella Vista

Good afternoon, good coffee people! It’s already been close to five weeks since Bjørnar left Oslo for Antigua. He’s been cupping furiously during this time and he’s put together a container of fantastic coffees processed at Bella Vista by Luis

bella_vista

Incoming Coffees from Bella Vista

Good afternoon, good coffee people! It’s already been close to five weeks since Bjørnar left Oslo for Antigua. He’s been cupping furiously during this time and he’s put together a container of fantastic coffees processed at Bella Vista by Luis

Introduction

Kenya origin cupping in London

On Thursday, Robert and I had the pleasure of sharing some samples of Kenya coffee that will soon arrive in Oslo. We had six short days to pull everything together but with the help of Jeremy and his great colleagues

Introduction

Kenya origin cupping in London

On Thursday, Robert and I had the pleasure of sharing some samples of Kenya coffee that will soon arrive in Oslo. We had six short days to pull everything together but with the help of Jeremy and his great colleagues

coffee-chain

Who’s Involved?

Transparency is a term that is thrown about a lot these days. When intentions are sincere, the communicator is trying to find a way to convey to the reader/audience the “behind-the-scenes” goings-on. The case of coffee is no different – the

coffee-chain

Who’s Involved?

Transparency is a term that is thrown about a lot these days. When intentions are sincere, the communicator is trying to find a way to convey to the reader/audience the “behind-the-scenes” goings-on. The case of coffee is no different – the