Specialty coffee is more than ever seen as a commodity, and the interest for the industry has never been higher. Consumers are happy to pay good money for a good cup of coffee. In the other end of the coffee chain an increasing number of farmers are paid ever less for their product. This is […]
Located in The Andes in the region of Yanacachi in Bolivia, the landscape surrounding the Takesi farm is overwhelming. The Andes are incredible steep and between the narrow roads you’ll find Takesi. The farm is situated along the hillside in a valley 1,700 to 2,600 metres above sea level which not only makes it beautiful, […]
This is a new series that originates from a concern over a downward development in the coffee industry. During the last couple of weeks we’ve seen the market price of coffee drop to the lowest in more than a decade, affecting the economy of producers and farmers. In the previous article we compared this development […]
For the first time in more than a decade, the market price for coffee has been below 1 US Dollar. Being the consumer, you might not notice this, but truth be told, the low coffee prices has major consequences for the farmers and producers. In a series of short and informative articles we will dig into […]
Finca Vista Hermosa is a coffee farm situated in Guatemala. It is owned by Edwin and Don Edwin Martinez. Finca Vista Hermosa was our first Direct Trade farm. It is exciting to say, that we now have worked together for ten years. The work that Edwin Martinez and Don Edwin Martinez put into Finca Vista […]
On Sunday 3rd of December Casper and I (Peter Dupont) went together with Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia Coffee and Aman Adinew of Metad to their mill in Halo Beriti. It was the day of celebrating the start of the coffee harvest. Metad had invited the local farmers to a celebration where they as local tradition […]
Last year I went to Bolivia for the first time and were very impressed by the nature, culture and people in general, but also the quality of their coffees impressed me. The exported coffee volume is falling at a speed, that if the data for the last years according to the International Coffee Organisation is […]
For a long time I (Peter Dupont) have wished to have a talk with Felipe Martinez, who is the grand father of Edwin Martinez from Finca Vista Hermosa. Felipe Martinez started Finca Vista Hermosa in the 1950’ies Monday 22rd of May 2017, I got that chance. We sad down and talked for an hour about […]
When we received the samples from Takesi we were left in awe. There was a Geisha in there among the samples, and it just might be the best coffee I’ve ever tasted. We instantly knew that we needed to go visit the farm in Bolivia where these beans had come from. I couldn’t wait to […]
Traveling to Bolivia in 2016 was one of the most amazing coffee experiences I’ve ever had in a long time. The combination of extremely high coffee quality, organic farming principles, and the deep and authentic Bolivian culture weaved together a beautiful coffee experience. We can’t wait to bring this experience to you guys here in […]