The worst drought in Sao Paulo state in Brazil in 84 years could leave the 9 million person city of Sao Paulo without city water within 100 days according to a report on the Weather Channel. Brazil’s largest city could run dry in less than 100 days if the city’s government doesn’t act, Brazil’s Public […]
Read More...Archive for the Arabica Organic Coffee Category
Brazil Drought Drives Arabica Prices Higher
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 | No Comments
Robusta Coffee Beans
By Tim Thompson on Monday, September 1st, 2014 | No Comments
There are two basic types of coffee beans, Arabica and Robusta. We mostly write about healthy organic coffee made from Arabica coffee beans. But there is another whole world of coffee for different uses in the world of Robusta coffee beans. So, how do robusta coffee beans differ from Arabica and what are Robusta coffee […]
Read More...Organic Decaf Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 | No Comments
If you prefer decaffeinated coffee instead of regular coffee, can you get healthy organic coffee as decaf? Yes, you can. And it can be difficult to find organic decaf coffee. First of all here is a little info about decaffeinated coffee. Decaf Coffee To meet FDA labeling requirements 97% of the caffeine has to be […]
Read More...Antioxidant Rich Organic Coffee from Colombia
By Tim Thompson on Monday, July 28th, 2014 | No Comments
A while back we wrote about an antioxidant rich diet. We noted that you can stay healthy with an antioxidant rich diet. Antioxidants are substances found in healthy organic coffee and other foods. They help reduce the incidence of Type II Diabetes, many forms of cancer, depression and diseases as diverse as Parkinson’s disease and […]
Read More...Leaf Rust and Drought Drive Arabica Prices Higher
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 | No Comments
The price of Arabica coffee beans is twice what it was a year ago. It turns out that both leaf rust and drought drive Arabica prices higher. Both problems also devastate the finances of small coffee farmers. A recent article in the New York Times notes the terrible damage done as a leaf rust fungus […]
Read More...Naturally Organic Coffee from Colombia
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 | No Comments
In our continuing search for healthy organic coffee I was visiting Colombia. In the heart of the Colombia coffee district, the Cafetero, is the mountain town of Manizales. A million people live in and around this city at elevations of 7000 feet more or less. Elevations in the city vary by 500 feet above and […]
Read More...DoiTung Coffee from Thailand
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 | No Comments
A friend returned from a visit to the Far East and brought me a bag of DoiTung coffee from Thailand. This is single source, shade grown Arabica coffee. It is an offshoot of the the DoiTung development project started and nurtured by the Princess Mother of Thailand. The DoiTung brand comprises four business units which […]
Read More...Organic Wholesale Coffee Suppliers
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 | No Comments
Of the many organic wholesale coffee suppliers our preference is for suppliers of Panama wholesale organic coffee and Colombian organic coffee brands. These Arabica coffees are some of the best in the world. In this region of the world individual growers can act as organic wholesale coffee suppliers of either wholesale organic green coffee beans […]
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