The US drinks about 20% of the world’s coffee. This makes it the number one consumer in the world.
What many people do not know is that workers are often in conditions similar to sweatshops. Coffee farmers often accept prices that are lower than production costs leaving them in a deficit.
Fair Trade to the rescue. Fair [...]
Oct
5
2008
5
2008
October is national Fair Trade Month
Aug
16
2008
16
2008
Illy Espresso
On vacation last week in Hilton Head I was able to try some local coffee shops. I like Starbucks as they have a consistency that I can appreciate.
However I also like trying smaller local owned places. One of my barometers is to try straight espresso. I judge the coffee shop by this and I was [...]
Jun
15
2008
15
2008
The Green Coffee Bean
Most people drink coffee without knowing much about it. It
is the taste that they get use to and then decide what they
like. Coffee comes made from the seeds that are roasted from
the coffee plant. These seeds are commonly known as ‘Green
Coffee Beans’. They are actually a berry.
The ‘green coffee
beans’ that are collected from the coffee [...]
May
22
2008
22
2008
Gourmet Coffee – Your Guide
Even a Coffee Bean or San Francisco Coffee outlet frequenter won?t be able to master the art of appreciating true gourmet coffee unless they know the history and info about gourmet coffee. Oh, of course, you don?t have to an EXPERT to enjoy and understand gourmet coffee, but knowing a little bit more than the [...]
