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	<title>Portland Roasting Coffee &#187; Coffee Education</title>
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		<title>World Barista Championship 2011 Finals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was excited to witness the performance of the 12 semifinalists. It was a great ambiance around the WBC stage; it turned out packed and crazy on Saturday as soon as the Colombian Barista appeared to perform. Everything was going fine until she spent a few more seconds to complete her presentation. From the final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCAA Houston, TX: No Mechanical Bull but Still Very Awesome.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Folks, It&#8217;s been a while since the SCAA Event in Houston and I&#8217;ve wanted to report on it, but catching up and then sickness and stuff had me lagging behind. Well, here I am now so&#8230; Houston was the spot for the SCAA Expo this year. I was excited to come out to this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to Chemex</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/06/a-visit-to-chemex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to visit my sister, I had the opportunity to visit the Chemex headquarters in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. You might be asking yourself, ‘Where in the world is Pittsfield’? It is a small town located in Western Massachusetts, about 45 minutes outside of Albany, New York. I just happened to be looking at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian Barista</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/05/colombian-barista/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 21:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world Barista Championship 2011 will be held in Bogotá, the country’s capital, early next month. I would like to share some information about someone that is involved in the local coffee shop business as well as the training side; someone that is more in contact with local environment and trends. I met with Julio, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee Pulp Compost- A report from Colombia</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/04/coffee-pulp-compost-a-report-from-colombia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to meet one proactive coffee grower from El Libano municipality of Tolima state in Colombia. This state has ranked top ten quality coffees in different contests, this time my interest was different. I learned some time ago that different techniques should be applied to make a farm more sustainable, for instance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica, Day Two</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/04/costa-rica-day-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Emily Bryant In my last blog I mentioned that we spent some time at the mill to see how coffee goes from a cherry to a green bean. I&#8217;ll start with a quick overview of the wet process and then take you on a photo tour of the mill. Coffee can be taken from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica, Day One</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/04/costa-rica-day-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Emily Bryant, FSA Representative Last month I was lucky enough spend a few days at La Minita, a coffee farm in Costa Rica. As part of our relationship with Food Services of America we take a few of their sales reps on a trip every year. Since I&#8217;m their main contact at Portland Roasting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water and Coffee: Their symbiotic relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/03/water-and-coffee-their-symbiotic-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/03/water-and-coffee-their-symbiotic-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andrés Castro I have already written about this topic, but since UN World Water Day is just around the corner and constant questions about the usage of water among different stages of the supply chain of the coffee industry remains important, it is pertinent to bring up some facts. I&#8217;ll start by giving information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking for Water</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/02/walking-for-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/02/walking-for-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Suz Strick Water is essential for all life, and also for a good cup of coffee. At Portland Roasting, we take water issues and the mounting global water crisis very seriously. We work on a global level to support the UN Millennium Development Goals in our operations and business philosophy. It&#8217;s what makes our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weather and Coffee in Colombia</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/01/weather-and-coffee-in-colombia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andrés Castro Colombian coffee production has been carefully analyzed for the past three years because of production volume constraints. Some of the variables that have influenced low production include; old trees with low production, scarce or no proper fertilization, stumped practices, extreme weather conditions or excess of rain. I would like to focus on [...]]]></description>
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