http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/01/one-mans-treasure/ More than just a cup of coffee... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/01/one-mans-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 ryan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:07:11 +0000 http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/?p=1403#comment-1398 We should add that a lot of debris is also caught prior to roasting while opening bags and loading our green bean silo. Another interesting fact I learned is that stones may beef up the income of a picker who's getting paid by the wieght of the basket he or she picks. Sadly enough, pay for pickers can often be very low. This makes it all the more important to pay fair prices for quality coffee and operate with transparency to see that the money goes to these workers as well... That is a major factor in direct sourcing relationships. We should add that a lot of debris is also caught prior to roasting while opening bags and loading our green bean silo. Another interesting fact I learned is that stones may beef up the income of a picker who’s getting paid by the wieght of the basket he or she picks. Sadly enough, pay for pickers can often be very low. This makes it all the more important to pay fair prices for quality coffee and operate with transparency to see that the money goes to these workers as well… That is a major factor in direct sourcing relationships.

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