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Is direct trade a myth?
Connecting Costa Rican Producers with German Roasters – Project Conclusions English Version The Vision When I began this project, my goal was simple: to create direct connections between coffee producers in Costa Rica and coffee roasters in Germany. I believed that both sides would benefit – producers would receive better recognition and potentially better prices…
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A short history of Tarrazu
Check the main menu – Tarrazu, a success story – for a brief history of coffee growing in Tarrazu. An inspiring story emphasizing both the role of individuals and of cooperatives
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First Export Samples
My last stop before leaving Tarrazu and returning to Germany was at Beneficio RyS run by the brothers Robles. There I met Leonardo Robles who had prepared for me some samples of the new harvest, the earliest samples ready for packing for export. The clip shows beans of the same lot coming out of the…
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La Montana Tarrazu
Harvest time! The Beneficio La Montana Tarrazu is just a short drive from San Marcos, where the history of coffee in Tarrazu began, shortly before the end of the 19th century. Coffee production here has undergone remarkable transformation over time. In the early days, coffee had to be transported by ox-drawn carts to San José,…
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Impressive development
The last 20 years have seen amazing developments in coffee production in Tarrazu. Each generation has brought progress building on the experience of the previous generation. Firstly, many growers built their own mill, resulting in quality control from the cherry to the green bean and allowing for the development of individual processing methods. The most…
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Coopetarrazu
The dramatic landscape und lush vegetation of the Tarrazu Valley is reason enough to visit the area, but for a coffee lover it is a kind of paradise. Though the focus of this blog is on speciality coffees produced in micro-mills, my journey round Tarrazu starts at the Coopetarrazu in San Marcos.This is the largest…