I spent the rest of yesterday exploring Selva Negra. I was able to meet up with the owner of the farm, Mausi, for a tour. The farm is located on the side of a mountain at an altitude between 900-1600m, … Continue reading
Five days ago I received a call from the president of Sustainable harvest asking me if I wanted to take part in an event called let’s Talk coffee, this year to be held in Nicaragua. At the time of the … Continue reading
Change is in the air. We’re happy to announce that all of our brewed coffee at the Hawthorne location is 100% Direct Trade from Stumptown. Also, after a series of incidents that would have made this journal proud, we have … Continue reading
This is it. The time of year that everyone waits for – shorts, flip-flops and trips to the river. The gray skies are gone (for the most part), it’s light out forever and for the first few weeks everyone has … Continue reading
That title is a George Jones reference for the country-phobic out there. This Sunday we had another cupping in the back office. Jason had it all set up and then we waited and waited and waited… It was looking like … Continue reading
I can’t count how many times I’ve heard recently, “I want to go the the 2009 United States Barista Championship, I want to watch, but I just can’t make it to the convention center. If only there were some way … Continue reading
The United States Barista Championship is in town this week. You’ll know it by the heavy concentration of tattoos, messenger bags, custom espresso tampers and over-caffeinated strangers walking around sections of North and Southeast Portland. The competition starts Thursday, March … Continue reading
Just a couple things before the weekend ends… The Alex Pond celebrity train keeps on rolling. Check out this article from Thursday’s Oregonian – it was scheduled to run a few weeks ago but the perfect storm that was the … Continue reading
Hey folks – we have a couple co-workers running around Costa Rica right now. Kristi and Katie are taking a vacation and stopping in on some farms along the way. Thanks to Aleco from Stumptown and Tim O’Brien from Cafetin … Continue reading
We had a little party for Alex at Mississippi on Sunday to celebrate his big win. This wasn’t just time for Alex to bask in the lime light though, he was put to work. He toiled away on the bar … Continue reading
