UDEPOM. It’s not a glamorous name, but it’s easier to say quickly than “Unión de Ejidos Profesor Otilio Montano.” UDEPOM is the Mexican coffee-growers co-op that produces a delicious Arabica bean that we feature. Their bean imbues the resulting coffee with a...
Do you love a rich and robust coffee with a smooth, yet full, body? A darker roast, designed to bring out the best flavor? Let’s take a coffee trip to Uganda… Uganda is the seventh largest coffee producer in the world. Though larger scale producers are emerging, the...
I recently learned that there is a perennial wheat plant that sends it roots down 10 feet, reducing soil erosion, top soil fertilization, water needs and crop rotation. It could radically change our farming paradigm for long-term environmental good. Studies are being...
I recently read the book Out of Africa. I picked it up because it is old and takes place on a coffee plantation in Africa and found the book is quite different than the movie. Isak Denison, the pseudonym for Karen Blixen, writes about the daily things in life that...
