This grouping features a range of topics related to farming coffee… or even growing at home! It is about the plant, not just the green bean, and approaches to coffee planting. We call this section coffee plant agronomy.
Coffee varieties are my thing! Here are some visits I have made to coffee researchThe study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements: The study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements. There are coffee research organizations throughout the world. In Central America, More collections. I am a big fan of unusual coffee varieties
Some ambient scenes from the Kafa zone of Western Ethiopia
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee: it is in the forests of the Kaffa region that coffee arabica grew wild. Coffee is "Bun" or "Buna" in Ethiopia, so Coffee Bean is quite possibly a poor More, and a look at a couple nice farms. Sorry for silly introduction on my Kafa
A “sciency” look at the fruit of the coffee shrub, and the endosperm AKA “coffee bean” we so love to roast. I created these images
This year’s arrivals came with an informational piece Fatoum Muslot put together for the four coffees we purchased from her. But as always, she gave
Post-harvest practices are the subject of most of these coffee researchThe study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements: The study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements. There are coffee research organizations throughout the world. In Central America, More papers, fermentationA key part of the wet process of coffee fruit is overnight fermentation, to break down the fruit (mucilage) layer that tenaciously clings to the coffee seed, so it can be washed off. Fermentation must More, drying coffeeAfter coffee is picked, it must be dried. In both dry-process and wet-process (and the other hybrid processes like pulp natural and forced demucilage) the coffee must always be dried before processing. In dry process More, roasting coffee and procedures to maximize quality There is a
A geeky macro video of the various grades and types of KenyaKenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both in the cup, and the way they run their trade, everything is topnotch.: Kenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both More coffee. Some of this information can apply to wet processed coffee elsewhere too! -Tom
Coffee researchThe study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements: The study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements. There are coffee research organizations throughout the world. In Central America, More articles focusing on coffee farming practices, plant health, organicGrown without the use of artificial fertilizers, herbicides, etc.: Organic coffee has been grown according to organic farming techniques, typically without the use of artificial fertilizers. Some farms have more local Organic Certification than the More techniques, coffee pests and fungus. There is a lot here, everything surrounding the coffee
Images from Academic Texts and research of coffee development and defective coffee beans. These images are from several sources as I recall, from the Illy
Tom talks about the unique harvesting methods on location at a farm near Sertão in BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of More.
Mechanical harvest methods are used in large parts of BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of More, on all scale of coffee farms. By and large, BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant .
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