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Weekly Newsletter: 15th April, 2015

Organic RFA SMBC Guatemala Finca Ceylan Happy Tax Day y’all. Well, at least it might be a happy day for those of you getting refunds. And on the bright side, it’s a beautiful day out around here, with more predicted … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 8th April, 2016

Monsooned Malabar Last Saturday was opening day for the local Little Leagues, and it’s all baseball around our house right now. With two games a week, and one to two practices a week, we are staying busy. Trace is managing … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 1st April, 2016

El Salvador La Cubana El Chipilinar Last week we didn’t have a newsletter because we took a family trip for Spring Break. We headed to the Pebble Beach area, on the northern California coast, and had a lovely relaxing time. … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 18th March, 2016

Organic Rainforest Alliance Uganda Sipi Falls Last Saturday we celebrated the marriage of our employee Salima to her fiance Spencer.  It was a beautiful wedding, complete with good food, a delicious cake made by our own baker Ruth, and dancing … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 11th March, 2016

Organic Biodynamic Brazil Fazenda Floresta My plans for this week changed when I learned on Tuesday that I had been selected for jury duty. I’m sure that many of you have served on a jury before, but it was new … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 4th March, 2016

Maui Grown I spent two days this week in the snow with my fifth grade son. The first day he and his classmates (and about a dozen parents) worked all day to build six igloos. It took serious perseverance as … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 26th February, 2016

Mexican Altura Oaxaca Sierra Juarez Especial I know the calendar doesn’t yet say that it’s spring, but it has certainly looked like it lately. The plum trees are in full blossom, there are daffodils blooming everywhere I drive, and the … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 19th February, 2016

El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas RFA On Wednesday of this week I went up to the Castle Peak area to learn how to build an igloo. My son’s class is going to build and sleep in igloos as part of … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 12th February, 2016

Natural Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Kochere Last weekend I went away with two girlfriends that I’ve known since childhood. We were all in each other’s weddings, but we haven’t been away together since the last bachelorette party. So eight kids, eight houses … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 5th February, 2016

Colombian El Limo Alirio Gomez From snowy to sunny in one week: the temperamental weather this week felt more typical for northern California than our last few dry winters. One thing I have always loved about this area is how … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 29th January, 2016

Celebes Kalossi The rain is coming down again today: our El Nino year has certainly been evident this January. I read the other day that Folsom Lake has risen 44 feet in the last month. All of our more local … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 22nd January, 2016

Organic Honduras Eriban Mendoza Today I had the great pleasure of watching my daughter receive an award. Her school puts an emphasis on character traits, and she was recognized for her integrity. What a wonderful attribute for which to be … Continue reading

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