Hey Folks, It’s been a while since the SCAA Event in Houston and I’ve wanted to report on it, but catching up and then sickness and stuff had me lagging behind. Well, here I am now so… Houston was the spot for the SCAA Expo this year. I was excited to come out to this [...]
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Dispatch from The Roasters Guild Retreat 2010
Hey Folks, On August 19-22 I had the privilege of attending the 10th Annual Roasters Guild Retreat at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA. Guild retreats are an amazing opportunity for a number of reasons. While getting the opportunity to attend classes, workshops and gain accreditation, attendees also get to discuss issues with each other, talk [...]
Guatemala Farm Friendly Update
I would like to write an update regarding our Rain Forest Alliance (RFA) certification project in Guatemala. I wrote an article about this initiative a few months ago. Last March, a formal audit group from the FIIT foundation located in Guatemala had the opportunity to visit El Paternal farm to check the compliance of each [...]
What is Specialty Coffee?
I was talking with a colleague about the definition of specialty coffee and after a long discussion we found out that is hard to come up with a single description of this type of coffee because it varies from country to country. There are also independent organizations that have set different parameters to gauge what [...]
