In a shocking research paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers estimated that the combined effect of climate change and bees population reduction, could reduced by 88% the areas in Latin America that produce coffee by the year 2050. An...
Coffee is practically a health food US Department of Agriculture (USDA) agrees that coffee can be incorporated into a healthy diet: "Strong evidence shows that consumption of coffee within the moderate range (3 to 5 cups per day or up to 400 mg/d caffeine) is not associated...
Proper Coffee Storage is More Important the Date of Roast You found your special premium coffee (specialty) and you want to be sure you can enjoy a rich cup every morning, well, the best thing you can do is to store it correctly. Nothing ruins coffee...
Costa Rica has a singular and deep relationship with coffee, since it's introduction in the later part of the 19th century, it was shaped the culture and socioeconomic structure of the country. One of the oldest roaster is Cafe Tringulo de Oro, which was had...
Costa Rica is know it rich volcanic soils and nature preservation, which perfect for growing healthy crops, but it's high mountains, and volcanoes, that create those so especial flavors and aromas that we enjoy so much. As coffee is grown higher, flavors and aromas are liberated....
In a recent speech the President of Costa Rica praised the huge economic advances in Tarrazu, San Carlos and Zeledon as an example of Socially Responsible enterprises in those regions, during is the signing of an Executive Order that declared of public interest the development...
As is well known, Costa Rica is usually an the top of the list of most environmental countries, so far this year it have gone 188 days using only renewable energy, that's 93% of its electrical needs have been met from an eco-friendly resource. Earlier this...
In Costa Rica everyone is doing its part to be the most environmental country in the world; from the high government to local municipalities to large companies to coffee cooperatives, it almost seems as there is a competition on who is more environment conscious. Costa Rica...
Costa Rica's Courts ruled that only coffee grown in the area known as Santos Region can use the Tarrazu denomination of origin. The Costa Rican Coffee Institute (Icafe) a government entity, was seeking to expand the region that could use this denomination of origin. Tarrazu is...
Manuel Antonio Barrantes beat 30 other coffee growers from Costa Rica to win this year's Cup of Excellence; this marks the second time in 3 years that a farmer from the Naranjo region in the Central Valley of Costa Rica wins the prestigious international award....