Dying to try rare, pricey Geisha coffee? Here’s your chance
JAN 7, 2014 (WashingtonPost)–The universe first seemed to catch onto Geisha — a rare coffee varietal brought from the Ethiopian town of Gesha to Central America, where, the lore goes,…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Kaffe Holder Din Krop Ung — Coffee Keeps Your Body Young
The Christmas present for all of us Coffee Lovers, scientists in Sweden have found that drinking coffee keeps your body young! The article here is in Danish, but if anyone…
Zambia’s Government Says Coffee Expansion Project Yields Promising Result
–Newly planted coffee farm in the Northern Province (c) photo courtesy of Daily Mail Zambia FEB 15, 2018 (SpillingTheBean)–Coffee production in the southern African nation of Zambia is on the…
What Vietnamese Coffee Culture Gets Right, Beyond Sweetened Condensed Milk
What Vietnamese Coffee Culture Gets Right, Beyond Sweetened Condensed Milk The Huffington Post | By Alison Spiegel Posted: 12/08/2014 7:00 am EST Updated: 12/12/2014 5:59 am EST Vietnamese coffee is…
Mexico Hit by 2nd MEGA-Quake, At Least 47 Dead As Hurricane Maria Batters Caribbean Coffee Islands
Mexico City was hit by a SECOND massive 7.1-magnitude quake on Tuesday and at least 47 people have been reported dead in the neighboring states of Puebla and Morelos. Terrifying…
Coffee Farmer in Hawaii Loses Deportation Battle, Returns to Mexico
JULY 8, 2017 (NbcNews)–A coffee farmer in Hawaii who appealed his deportation order in federal court was forced to leave the island late Friday, after a last-ditch effort to remain…
SPECIAL REPORT: From The Tiniest of Tiny Coffee Islands, Dominica Has Big Plans For Coffee Revival
One of the tiniest of the world’s tiny coffee islands, Dominica in the Caribbean has laid out big plans for a major revival of the coffee industry, reports the online…
SPECIAL REPORT: How Caffeine Evolved to Help Plants Survive and Help People Wake Up
In this fascinating article for the New York Times writer science writer Carl Zimmer explores some of the latest research on the genome of coffee related to caffeine and the…
An exchange for the better: Coffee on the Ethiopia Commodities Exchange (ECX)
Ethiopia’s relatively new commodity bourse, the Ethiopia Commodities Exchange, has been credited with lifting export revenue from coffee to new heights, boosting both production and profitability. A few critics remain…
SPECIAL REPORT: Scientists agree: Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone
By Joseph Stromberg on August 28, 2014, 8:00 a.m. ET If you’re feeling sleepy and want to wake yourself up — and have 20 minutes or so to spare before…
