Life Cycle of the Coffee Bean
Propagation / Planting For hundreds of years, Arabia strictly controlled coffee production, making it virtually impossible to export viable seeds outside of the Arabian Peninsula. Indeed, the very first fertile…
Robusta & Arabica Coffee Plant Facts
Coffee plants need the right climate in which to grow: shade, heat, humidity and a slightly acidic soil rich in nutrients. The climate must be constant, without drastic changes in…
Coffee Planting and Crop Diversification
We’ve talked about what a coffee bean is – so now we take a look at whats happening in the field? We may undertake around twelve ‘origin’ trips a…
History of coffee and how it spread around the world.
ETHIOPIA The coffee plant, which was discovered in Ethiopia in the 11th Century, has a white blossom that smells like jasmine and a red, cherry-like fruit. Back then, the leaves…
How to Take Care of your Coffee Arabica plant
coffee or “coffee arabica” plants are a perfect addition to any home, adding to the elegance of your home. They are generous growers that can continue to grow for many…
Saving coffee from extinction
Two billion cups of coffee are drunk around the world every day and 25 million families rely on growing coffee for a living. Over the past 15 years, consumption of…
Specialty Coffees of the World
Country Region Characteristics Brazil Santos, Rios Medium body. Mild, sweet Colombia Meddellin, Armenia, Manizales Full bodied. Rich in acidity, high aroma Costa Rica Tarazu, Tres Rios Full body, rich…
Roast Styles of coffee
Green coffee beans taste woody, grassy and uninteresting. Although all the natural chemicals are already present in the green coffee, it is the roasting process that caramelizes the sugars, drives…
About Coffee Taste
Though connoisseurs of coffee use language with a vocabulary that would baffle most coffee drinkers, ultimately it is what you like in taste and smell in the coffee experience that…
Coffee Consumption in USA
The growth of coffee consumption in the USA was fueled by the increased production of coffee in Latin America, improved roasting technology, conglomerations of roasters, mass merchandising and industrialization. The US government has, from time to time, played its role in using the coffee trade for its own political agenda against communism (real or perceived) in Central and South America.