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Central America Sourcing Trip: Part 2

By Will Vunderink on Aug 08, 2017

98 buckets were delivered to the mill, a sign the cherries are at prime ripeness and sweetness.

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Central America Sourcing Trip: Part 1

By Will Vunderink on May 26, 2017

Central America is an important region for most coffee buyers, and especially for Bird Rock and PT’s. Both companies have spent the better part of the last 10 years searching for great coffee in this region.

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Trip Report: Bolivia dos Caras

By Autumn Eaken on Apr 26, 2016

As we left the tropics of Coroico to travel up the Old Yungas Road to La Paz, the weather changed dramatically with every passing mile. I could see why the old “El Camino de la Muerta” was such an attraction to bicycling tourists.

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Trip Report: La Palma y El Tucan

By Autumn Eaken on May 28, 2014

La Palma y El Tucan is experimenting with everything from Scott Laboratory varietals to Gesha, and they are definitely ahead of the curve. If there is an example of coffee’s future, it’s right here.

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Trip Report: Jon Visits Aida Batlle at Finca Kilimanjaro

By Autumn Eaken on Mar 28, 2014

If we as consumers continue to demand a superior product, we do need to accept our responsibility and bear in mind that we aren’t just buying a better cup of coffee, but a better world.

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Latin America Coffee Tragedy

By Autumn Eaken on May 28, 2013

Bandits raided Armando's farm Friday night near Buesaco, Nariño, taking everything in sight, even if it was bolted down.

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Trip Report: Elida Estate, Boquete, Panama

By Autumn Eaken on Jan 07, 2013

I’ve been traveling to Panama for nearly a decade now. It’s one of my favorite trips each year. The producers here are very educated, up to date on the latest farming and processing techniques, agronomy and the science of coffee. So I took it as one of my many goals of the trip to learn as much as possible from these producers during the short 

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