Simon's Coffee Travels

Tanzania is one of my favorite origins, with some of the best and biggest parks in Africa, and so...

The term “washing coffee” defines the process of removing the outer cherry skin and mucilage (fru...

I believe the raised-bed drying tables of Africa are the most effective of all the drying methods...

I often hear people ask, “What do coffee cherries taste like?” They are tangy, citrus-y and sweet...

"Pergamino" is Spanish for dry beans in parchment. Parchment coffee is a stage in wet/washed proc...

"Guardiolas" is Spanish for drier. Some coffee origins have to dry their coffee mechanically due...

Coffee picking is an integral step to the quality assurance process. When coffee is picked too e...

In 1994, along with the rest of the world, Becky and I closely followed the daily news reports of...

Back in the 60’s and 70’s the British Land Rover company had an assembly plant in Costa Rica. The...

Jose Angel is the long-serving General Manager of Palmares Cooperative.  His trusted, steady ste...