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Costa Rica, Day Two

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’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 [...]

Paul’s Family Walks for Water

My family and I are excited for the upcoming annual World Water Day Walk for Water again around the Willamette River – with a view of beautiful downtown Portland. We have volunteered and walked since this fundraiser started and always look forward to a enjoyable, educational, extremely worthwhile event. We believe that this is another opportunity [...]

What We Do In Coffee Shops

“What did she say to that?” I asked. “What could she say? She was caught with her hand in the cookie jar, as it were,” he replied, and he gestured toward the counter.   I looked at the counter and shook my head. Had she known she was being watched, she might not have attempted [...]

Water and Coffee: Their symbiotic relationship

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’ll start by giving information [...]