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	<title>Portland Roasting Coffee &#187; Green Beans</title>
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		<title>Costa Rica, Day Two</title>
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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>Spring has Sprung!!</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/04/spring-has-sprung/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The trees are budding with the start of longer days here in Portland. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief that we made it through yet another long, dark and wet winter here in this wonderful city we call home. With the budding of the trees in the Pacific Northwest, come the [...]]]></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>
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		<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>New Crop on the Horizon!</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2011/02/new-crop-on-the-horizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tend to get really excited this time of year. The build up of waiting all year for new crop Central American coffee arriving is in the air! We have cupped pre-ship samples and I can tell you, you won’t be disappointed. We have new crop El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala containers all on [...]]]></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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		<title>News from Jardin, Colombia</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/12/news-from-jardin-colombia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate to travel to Jardin, Colombia last week. Jardin is located in the Department of Antioquia, 3 hours South of Medellin. This trip was quite the experience since the area has been receiving an unseasonable amount of rain with La Nina this year. With the rain, came vast landslides wiping out the road [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy Lesson: Looking at a Roast</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/10/anatomy-lesson-looking-at-a-roast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/10/anatomy-lesson-looking-at-a-roast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Folks, The largest part of being a Coffee Roaster is guiding the machine through the roasting process. Daily, many times over, with different origins and blends, to different levels and with unique profiles, Roasters here watch this process start to finish. It&#8217;s a relatively quick process at roughly 12-16 minutes each time. The process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian Green Coffee Record High</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/colombian-green-coffee-record-high/</link>
		<comments>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/07/colombian-green-coffee-record-high/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 13 years since the Colombia green coffee Ex – dock reached that high price in the New York C exchange. There are some explanations and direct causes that have influenced the prices to jump to this record in a decade. Some variables are easier to understand &#8212; bad weather conditions, low fertilization, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Specialty Coffee?</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/06/what-is-specialty-coffee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/06/what-is-specialty-coffee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certifications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee and Renewable Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/04/coffee-and-renewable-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2010/04/coffee-and-renewable-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andres</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been always interested in renewable energy as I believe must of you are. What I think is not just a trend but a commitment to our generation to find more alternative solutions and innovative sources of clean energy. The relation between coffee and energy solutions is not new science but it is always good [...]]]></description>
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