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 [...]
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Spring has Sprung!!
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 [...]
New Crop on the Horizon!
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 [...]
News from Jardin, Colombia
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 [...]
