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Weekly Newsletter: 17th November, 2017

Organic Biodynamic India Seethargundu Estate The coffee in the central header picture could be any bean, but it’s not. It’s the first roast of our Jamaican Blue Mountain for this holiday season. We’ll keep roasting it from now until Christmas, … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 10th November, 2017

Fair Trade Organic Nicaragua Segovia I misjudged the weather today and didn’t wear a rain jacket, or bring my umbrella–and I drove to work under the prettiest blue sky rimmed with clouds. I headed back to the office, and the … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 3rd November, 2017

Organic Ethiopia Hambela Buku Washed If you didn’t stop in here on Halloween, you missed the spectacular decorations that our staff put together to turn this place into Hogwarts. We had a Harry Potter theme going on, complete with balloon … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 27th October, 2017

Colombia, Carlos Eduardo Tejedor Borja, Zero Defect A couple of months ago, we decided to rent a teardrop trailer for our October break. Two weeks ago, Trace fell and broke his ribs, so all of our plans became flexible (unlike … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 13th October, 2017

Brazil Fazenda Sertaozinho Yellow Bourbon Sunday night there was an intense north wind buffeting our house, knocking branches and acorns onto the roof. The power went out, a tree fell with a loud snap, and I couldn’t sleep. At some … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 6th October, 2017

Guatemala Antigua Bella Carmona Last weekend Trace and I got to spend two nights in Monterey, attending the wedding of a friend and former employee, Khrista. It was a joy to celebrate Khrista and her new husband Patrick. She may … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 29th September, 2017

Mexico Cup of Excellence Winner, 12th Place Francisco Javier Montiel Valencia There was the most beautiful sunrise this morning: I walked outdoors with my coffee in hand and snapped a picture. With the sun peeking over the hill a few … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 22nd September, 2017

Organic Blue Krishna Balinese Happy Fall to you! Today is the autumn equinox, when the length of day and night are an equal twelve hours. As much as I love summer, I am thoroughly enjoying putting on a sweater in … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 15th September, 2017

Honduras Micro-Lot: Maria Adela Nolasco One advantage to all the heat we have experienced this summer is that tomatoes love it. Well, ours do anyway. Right now our garden is overgrown–the squash are literally climbing out of their bed, the … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 8th September, 2017

Malawi Mzuzu AAA I was looking through my pictures from the week, and there, right after the few I took at our staff party, was the header photo of rain on our pool. A week ago we were all overheating … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 1st September, 2017

Costa Rica Monteverde Natural A week ago yesterday I was at the top of the Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout with my daughter and her classmates. If you’ve never been there, it’s about a 2.5 mile hike that increases 1800′ in … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter: 18th August, 2017

El Salvador Las Ninfas Pacamara You know, when your kids are little, people like to tell you that “the days are long but the years are short.” From the perspective of a mom in the thick of it with littles, … Continue reading

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