ON COFFEE FARM – COFFEE FLOWERS AND COFFEE CHERRIES

Coffee farm Smart coffee-farmers are also passionate bee-keeper! That way, they are making sure that plenty bees and butterflies are dancing around their coffee-gardens. Fruitful work enables them to harvest excellent coffee beans. After all, they can also collect and enjoy delicious honey! Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2017-2019Some Rights ReservedOriginal content here is published under these license terms: X License Type:Attribution, […]

IS IT COFFEE HARVEST BY HAND AN EASY TASK?

“Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’Brien Visiting a coffee farm During our recent visit to Chiang Mai, in Northern Thailand we had been invited by local farmers to their coffee plantation to pick coffee cherries with them. This task was not as easy as we thought it would be! […]

SUSTAINABLE FARMING – HARMONY IN DIVERSITY

“The essence of beauty is unity in variety.” – Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (1809 – 1847) Coffee plantation Many coffee farmers do not only grow coffee plants on their plantations. Instead. They cultivate the coffee plants in the in the shade of taller trees together with various types of fruits and vegetables such as bananas […]

SHADE GROWN COFFEE CHERRIES

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today. – Chinese proverb Trees on Coffee plantation We need trees. Why are trees so important? According to the Irish Botanist, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, trees are the most important living organisms on earth! Trees protect and feed our planet. They […]

BAJAREQUE – IN PANAMA CITY

Casco Viejo, Panama City Today we went to Bajareque, a small fascinating coffee shop in Casco Viejo, a neighborhood in Panama City with lots of Spanish colonial architecture.   As soon as the barista of the coffee shop found out that we are passionate about coffee, he introduced us to a manager, who gave us a […]

THE AROMA OF TARRAZU, COSTA RICA

TARRAZU We rented a car for 1 week and explored the Tarrazu region, which is located in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. This area is a gourmet coffee growing center of the country and a mecca for coffee-lovers. While driving through the highlands and valleys, we passed many coffee fields. We saw quiet mountain […]

ETHIOPIAN COFFEE BEANS

You travel on until you return home; you live on until you return to earth. – Ethiopian Proverb Ethiopia is a fascinating country. ‘The Land of Origins’ has a rich history, hospitable people with deep spiritual traditions, indescribably beautiful landscapes with striking natural contrasts. Ethiopia is the home the world’s rarest animals and plants and […]

THE VARIOUSE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HONEY PROCESSES

Colour Your World! Coffee can be processed from the cherry to the green beans that are going to be roasted via a ‘Honey’ Processing Method. In doing so, only the skin and the pulp of the coffee cherry are removed. The coffee beans (seeds) are dried within the remaining honey-like, sugary, mucilage layer – the […]

CAFE RUIZ, BOQUTE, PANAMA AND CAFE PRINCESCA

Boquete in Panama We arrived at the mountain town of Boquete in Panama. There are many coffee plantations in Boquete. Today we took time and visited one of Panama’s most famous family-owned coffee companies: Cafe Ruiz. Our tour guide Carlos informed us about the art of growing, processing and tasting coffee. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2018Some Rights ReservedOriginal content […]

THE COFFEE FARM OF SENIOR ARMANDO

San Vito, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica Senior Luis introduced us to some of his friends – Senior Armando and his family. We had been invited to visit their home and coffee plantation, which has a long family history. The home and coffee plantation of Senior Armando are located close to San Vito in the […]

ORGANIC FARMA NEAR SAN VITO, COSTA RICA

San Vito San Vito is located southeast from San Jose, near of border with Panama. The town is capital city of Coto Brus district of Puntarenas Province.The city has good position on high plateau approx 900m above sea level.On the platau are many small farmrs. It is known mainly for organing production of fruits, vegetable […]