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Coffee Processing 101

Coffee Processing 101

Once coffee cherries are picked and sorted, they need to be dried and there are 3 main processes for doing this: Natural process Washed process Honey process We’ll break this...

Coffee Processing 101

Once coffee cherries are picked and sorted, they need to be dried and there are 3 main processes for doing this: Natural process Washed process Honey process We’ll break this...

The ultimate coffee farming partnership!

The ultimate coffee farming partnership!

Both Mr and Mrs Lupo are smallholder coffee farmers - they have been around coffee for a very long time - 25-30 years. Their coffee field is around 1 hectare...

The ultimate coffee farming partnership!

Both Mr and Mrs Lupo are smallholder coffee farmers - they have been around coffee for a very long time - 25-30 years. Their coffee field is around 1 hectare...

Imagine growing coffee in your back garden or allotment down the road!

Imagine growing coffee in your back garden or a...

That is not too dissimilar to how it happens! A lot of coffee is grown on big, commercial coffee farms but 90% of the world’s coffee is grown by smallholder...

Imagine growing coffee in your back garden or a...

That is not too dissimilar to how it happens! A lot of coffee is grown on big, commercial coffee farms but 90% of the world’s coffee is grown by smallholder...

Coffee facts for your next pub quiz   …with a touch of geography thrown in.

Coffee facts for your next pub quiz …with a t...

Isn’t it amazing that coffee is grown in wonderful places that are thousands of miles away, and yet, we get to drink it everyday.  Most coffee is grown in the...

Coffee facts for your next pub quiz …with a t...

Isn’t it amazing that coffee is grown in wonderful places that are thousands of miles away, and yet, we get to drink it everyday.  Most coffee is grown in the...

How to brew the best cup of Blue Turaco Coffee!

How to brew the best cup of Blue Turaco Coffee!

So tell us. What kind of coffee maker are you? Do you have a cupboard of impressive equipment and a kitchen resembling a chemistry lab?  Do you use your trusted...

How to brew the best cup of Blue Turaco Coffee!

So tell us. What kind of coffee maker are you? Do you have a cupboard of impressive equipment and a kitchen resembling a chemistry lab?  Do you use your trusted...

Why Robusta?

Why Robusta?

There are two main types of coffee beans - Arabica and Robusta. Arabica is a more delicate bean grown at different altitudes. Robusta is a more hardy coffee and this...

Why Robusta?

There are two main types of coffee beans - Arabica and Robusta. Arabica is a more delicate bean grown at different altitudes. Robusta is a more hardy coffee and this...