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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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Café Döga
When I arrived at Cafe Döga I met Francini Vargas sitting on the doorstep enjoying the afternoon sun. At 3 pm sunshine at this time of year is unusual, more usual is torrential rain. As the harvest has not yet begun Francini had time to talk about the mill and the family fincas. Café Döga…
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Micromill La Lia
in MillsWhen I met Alberto Monge in front of the family owned Beneficio La Lia, the sun was shining and, as the harvest has not yet started coming in, Alberto had some time to show me around his mill. Everything was being cleaned up and freshly painted ready for the hard work which will start in…
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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…
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AZUL Coffee
in RoastersAzul Kaffee in Bremen, Germany, celebrated their 75th Birthday on 7th September this year: “The Azul coffee roastery is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and invites all coffee lovers to celebrate this special anniversary together on Saturday, September 7, from 11 am to 4 pm. Under the motto “Genuine Bremen roasting craftsmanship”, the roastery…
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Baristas, Cafés and Bars
in BaristasIn the course of time, this space will be filled with information on cafes and bars serving speciality coffee. The coffee machine you see in action in the above foto was producing a double espresso for me at the Ave Espresso Bar in Bad Soden, Germany with coffee roasted by Hoppenworth & Ploch.