Visitors to San Jose, Costa Rica can find Costa Rican organic coffee at the Café Central Cafeteria in the Mercado Central. Café Terrazú and Tres Rios compete for attention with “Café Organico” shade grown organic coffee at the Café Central Cafeteria display counter. Sit and rest before and after shopping and sample the coffees. Buy […]
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Types of Organic Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 | No Comments
There are two general plant types used for the production of organic coffee, Arabica and Robusta. Robusta, coffea canephora, is the hardier of the two most common types of coffee and organic coffee. Robusta has a higher caffeine content at 2.7% and is more resistant to diseases. As such it is easier to grow organic […]
Read More...Reduced Robusta Coffee Output
By Tim Thompson on Friday, October 12th, 2012 | No Comments
A drought in Vietnam has resulted in reduced Robusta coffee output. Vietnam is the world’s leading producer of Robusta coffee. This is the coffee bean that Nestle uses in its instant coffee. So, will Nestle instant coffee cost more in the coming year? The price for Robusta coffee beans is likely to go up as […]
Read More...Fresh Organic Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 | No Comments
The best coffee is fresh coffee and the best healthy organic coffee you will enjoy is fresh organic coffee. Green coffee beans keep their freshness for a couple of years. Roasted coffee beans remain fresh for a few months. Ground coffee freshness is measured in days or even hours. Here are a few tips to […]
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