Colombian Coffee Facts

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Colombian Coffee Facts

By Tim Thompson on Sunday, June 20th, 2021 | No Comments

When you are looking for reliably great Arabica coffee the best choice, bar none, is coffee from Colombia. While there are many places in the world that grow and export great coffee Colombia grows great Arabica coffee across a wider region in the Western Andes than any other growing region in the world. The coffee culture, volcanic soil, and perfect coffee-growing climate all contribute to reliably excellent coffee region after region, farm after farm, bag after bag and cup after cup.

Coffee from Colombia

By Tim Thompson on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 | No Comments

If you are looking for Arabica coffee, high quality coffee, and lots of it, look for coffee from Colombia. Colombia is the third largest coffee producer and exporter in the world behind Vietnam and Brazil. However, Colombia grows and exports only Arabica coffee and not Robusta. Colombia ranks number one in production and export of the highest-quality Arabica coffee. If, before reading further, you would like to purchase coffee directly from Colombia, send us an email at admin@buyorganiccoffee.org. Buy Organic Coffee works with local producers and processors in the Manizales, Colombia region which is the heart of the Colombian coffee-growing district.

Buy Arabica Coffee Directly from Colombia

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, October 15th, 2020 | No Comments

When we wrote recently about Colombian Arabica organic coffee we received several requests for information and pricing from folks who wanted to buy Arabica coffee directly from Colombia. If you want good coffee, drink Arabica. If you want great coffee, look for Arabica coffee from Colombia. And if you want the best, look for Colombian […]

Colombian Coffee History

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 | No Comments

It took a several centuries for coffee to spread to the MIddle East then across the world. That is when Colombian coffee history began in the 18th century

Coffee from Manizales Colombia

By Tim Thompson on Monday, January 6th, 2020 | No Comments

Some of the best coffee in the world comes from a place where the highway signs give you a choice of heading to Bogota or Medellin. This piece of coffee heaven is Manizales, Colombia. The main highway to neighboring Pereira is even called the coffee highway, the Careterra de Café. Coffee grows everywhere from lowlands […]

Trader Joe’s Benefits

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, June 7th, 2018 | No Comments

You may have heard about Trader Joe’s coffee but there are also many other Trader Joe’s benefits. Trader Joe’s is an American grocery store chain. They have been ranked as having the highest sales per square foot in the USA. And Trader Joe’s was also ranked as the second best supermarket chain after Wegman’s. They […]

Why Should I Buy Organic Coffee?

By Tim Thompson on Friday, October 27th, 2017 | No Comments

Another one of our readers asked this question the other day. “Why should I buy organic coffee?” Considering that organic coffee may be harder to find and more expensive than regular why buy organic? The health benefits of coffee are the same for all types of coffee according to researchers. What are the differences that […]

Peace Comes to the Coffee Growing Regions of Colombia

By Tim Thompson on Friday, October 20th, 2017 | No Comments

On November 30, 2016 both house of congress in Colombia ratified a peace agreement between the government and FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army). The half century long Colombian Civil War was over. During the war more than 200,000 people died, most of whom were civilians. And more than 5 million people […]

Organic Coffee vs Folgers

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, August 3rd, 2017 | No Comments

If you want organic coffee you need to look for organic certification on the label. If you buy Arabica coffee you are getting the highest quality coffee. Organic is virtually always Arabica. But the best-selling American coffee brand is Folgers. How can you compare organic coffee vs Folgers? Organic Coffee Healthy organic coffee is Arabica […]

Climate Change Drives Coffee Farmers to Higher Elevations

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, June 29th, 2017 | No Comments

In the coffee growing region of Colombia they grow varieties like Caturra at lower altitudes around 3,000 to 5,000 while Arabica grows best in the 5,000 feet and above range. Part of this is because of coffee leaf rust which thrives at lower altitudes. As temperatures have risen on the mountainsides of Colombia, Arabica is […]

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