Recession drives coffee sales down in Europe if figures from Starbucks are an indication. Not only did worldwide sales for the coffee shop giant fall, but sales in Europe fell by one percent. As recession drives coffee sales down in Europe it is same store sales that suffered for Starbucks. Considering that austerity measures are […]
Read More...Archive for the Coffee from Panama Category
Recession Drives Coffee Sales Down in Europe
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 | No Comments
Lose Weight with Coffee Bean Extract
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 | No Comments
It appears possible to lose weight with coffee bean extract! This little tidbit was in the news recently. A chemist in Pennsylvania reports that when sixteen volunteers lost weight when they took a gram of green coffee bean extract daily for five months. According to the study report the volunteers were in their twenties and […]
Read More...Not Certified but Still Organic Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 | No Comments
A year or more ago the Christian Science Monitor ran an article saying that ten percent of organic coffee producers had given up. For some organic coffee growers the extra care and work just does not pay off. There are a number of possible reasons. One is that a grower must pay for organic coffee […]
Read More...Credit Unions Support Organic Coffee Growers in Mexico
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | No Comments
The news tells us that credit unions support organic coffee growers in Mexico. How does this fit into production of healthy organic coffee, sustainable agriculture, and better living standard for coffee growers? In a way growing coffee on a family coffee plantation is an act of faith. Growers trust in the sun, the rain, and […]
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Chiriquí Highlands Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 | No Comments
Some of the best coffee in the world comes from the volcanic soil of Panama, Chiriquí highlands coffee. Coffee from the region around Boquete and Volcan, Panama produces awarding winning regular coffee and healthy organic coffee as well. Chiriquí is the largest province in Panama and its leading agricultural producer. From the coastal lowlands to […]
Read More...Panama Organic Coffee Cooperatives
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 | No Comments
The highlands of Panama are idea for growing organic coffee. However, the indigenous areas do not support large coffee farms. Rather families grow coffee using sustainable techniques that have served them well for generations. These families sell their products through Panama organic coffee cooperatives. Not only does this give indigenous Panama coffee farmers more access […]
Read More...Central American Wholesale Organic Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | No Comments
If you are looking for healthy organic coffee in bulk consider Central America. It is closer to the US than other coffee growing regions and produces large amounts of both regular and organic coffee. Leading coffee producers in Central America are Guatemala which produces 250,000 metric tons a year followed by Honduras which produces 210,000 […]
Read More...Aroma of Organic Coffee
By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | No Comments
Just what is responsible for the wonderful aroma of organic coffee? Volatile aromatic compounds in healthy organic coffee are responsible for the aroma that helps wake us up each morning and gives us a boost during the day. Interestingly most of these compounds and much of the aroma of organic coffee is lost in making […]
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