What we mean by “the trade” is the commercial activity of coffee from our limited perspective as a small company. There’s likely a lot of opinion and a little snark located here, as the relationship is contentious for us. We don’t love globalism, free trade, and the sordid remnants of colonialism. But anyway … here we are, selling coffee. :-/ Here we have articles on the organizations, on commodities, on coffee history etc.
A guide to understanding the Giling Basah method, a Sumatran coffee-processing tradition. In the Bahasa language of Indonesia, Giling Basah means “wet-hulled.” That’s not very
A look at the coffee crop cycle and other factors that affect our Green Coffee List (jump directly to the lists of upcoming and incoming
Few coffee roasters or importers store all their stock of green coffee. That includes Sweet Maria’s Ever wonder where all that Sweet Maria’s coffee comes
*update 5/26/21 – This year’s arrivals came with an informational piece Fatoum Muslot put together for the four coffees we purchased from her. But as
Why can’t an origin that produces great coffee get a break? As part of a presentation to discuss the impact of the global coffee market,
Tom, Ryan and Dan experiment with a new “exquisite corpse” podcast format… What is an Exquisite Corpse? You know the drawings where you fold the
A geeky macro video of the various grades and types of Kenya coffee. Some of this information can apply to wet processed coffee elsewhere too! -Tom
Coffee research articles about the global coffee market, coffee value, Fair Trade, and commodity fetishism! I am interested in critical theory around commodities and coffee
Tanzania has been considered by traders as a “lesser Kenya” in many respects. That’s not fair though. In the commercial business, it is the source
Tom talks about the unique harvesting methods on location at a farm near Sertão in Brazil.
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