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 […]
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Leaf Rust and Drought Drive Arabica Prices Higher
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 | No Comments
Wholesale Green Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Friday, April 18th, 2014 | No Comments
The best way to store coffee is before it is roasted. The most cost effective way to purchase coffee is in wholesale quantities. Thus wholesale green coffee is what roasters around the world buy. Green coffee beans retain their flavor and antioxidant potency for two years if stored properly. Once coffee beans are roasted they […]
Read More...Coffee-Shops
By Tim Thompson on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 | No Comments
Coffee-shops are good places for first dates. Coffee-shops with Wi-Fi are great for staying in touch with friends or getting your work done while sipping a cappuccino. Coffee-shops are also good places to try out various brands of healthy organic coffee as well as the various types of coffee house coffee. First of all let […]
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Healthiest Organic Coffees
By Tim Thompson on Friday, February 7th, 2014 | No Comments
A reader, Rachel, recently asked this question, There are so many coffees – how do I know which is healthiest and who to buy from? Rachel, thanks for your question. First of all the healthiest coffees are organically grown, processed, stored and transported. Let’s look at what constitutes organic coffee and why it is healthy […]
Read More...Organic Shade Grown Coffee Brands
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 | No Comments
Shade-grown coffee comes from coffee plants grown under a tree canopy. Coffee growers plant both coffee and a variety of shade trees. This is a sustainable agricultural practice resulting in high quality organic coffee. Shade trees attract birds and are the cornerstone of a healthy habitat. Some coffee farmers plant plantain and other trees which […]
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 […]
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Organic Irish Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, December 26th, 2013 | No Comments
If you are a lover of healthy organic coffee and would also like a little something special on New Year’s Eve or any time, consider making organic Irish coffee. Irish coffee consists of coffee, whiskey, brown sugar, and whipped cream. A bit of attention to each of the ingredients will make your organic Irish coffee […]
Read More...Send Organic Coffee for Christmas
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 | No Comments
Trying to think of a holiday gift for your hard-to-shop-for father-in-law? Send organic coffee for Christmas. Healthy organic coffee is unique gift. Send one of the Colombian organic coffee brands and gain the respect of your coffee drinking friend or family member. If you are going to send organic coffee from Christmas you can head […]
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 […]
Read More...Colombia Recovers from Coffee Leaf Rust
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 | No Comments
The development of Colombian leaf rust resistant coffee varieties is a main reason for the increase in production of regular coffee and Colombian organic coffee brands. Exports are up by a forth this year and as Colombia recovers from coffee leaf rust it has equaled 2007 production levels. Colombia is not only one of the […]
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