Where Are We Now? A Café Imports Australia MICE Panel Discussion
As we all came together during the week of MICE, we were excited to welcome some new and old faces to CIA HQ for an evening of good chats, tacos, and wine, paired with a panel discussion focused on the topic of change and the current state of the coffee industry.
Thank you to all who joined us, we loved having you, and we can’t wait to welcome you back again soon! For those who missed out, no stress – we captured the evening through some fun snaps and an audio recording of our panel discussion for you to enjoy with a coffee in hand!
Earlier Posts
CESMACH Women Producers
In 2011, Café Imports green buyer Piero Cristiani was sourcing in Mexico with our producer partners at CESMACH and saw that there were a considerable number of women producers dropping coffee off for processing. On the heels of our women’s producer program in...
From the Source: YCFCU Konga — Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
The YCFCU (Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union) was organized in 2002 in an effort to establish stability amidst fluctuating coffee prices. Recognized under the national labor union, the YCFCU represents 43,794 farmers over 6 districts including Yirgacheffe, Gedeb, Wanago, Dilla Zuria, Bule, and Kochere. Check for YCFCU coffees scheduled for arrival to our US warehouse now!
Regional Select: Mexico
For about five years, we have been trying hard to find the real coffee gems and top producers in Mexico’s vast countryside and varied regions. In a country which has historically produced more standard coffees, we felt that somewhere in the mix of 5 million bags...
From the Source: Ethiopia, the Origin of Origins
Full containers of fresh crop Ethiopian offerings have started to breach our warehouse doors!: current US Ethiopian offerings, current EU Ethiopian offerings, current AU Ethiopian offerings With much anticipation, we are excited to share with you some closer looks at...
The Jamaican Coffee Farmers Association
Watch the video above for a full run-down of a program we’ve initiated with a young band of Jamaican coffee farmers called the “Jamaican Coffee Farmers Association” Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee is mainly produced by the Wallenford, Mavis Bank, Moy...
Introducing: Variety Select Project
In our usual course of walking around a coffee farm with a producer and talking about his or her coffee; the layout of the farm, the distance between trees, pruning, fertilizing, yield, varieties, life and things like that, we sometimes come across interesting items;...
Origin Report: Ecuador 2014
In July, Joe, Piero, Andy, and I had the pleasure of leading the annual Cafe Imports Barista Origin Trip, a prize given to each of the U.S. regional barista champions, the U.S. national champion, and the world champion. These champions might be laid back (or not)...
Origin Report: Sumatra 2014
Non-Linear Coffee Loops I recently re-read a book on nonlinear dynamics as applied to Euro history over roughly the last thousand years. Basic to this approach is that evolutionary changes are not given as necessary, much less as inevitable, much-much less as...
VIDEO: Finca Nueva Linda, Mexico
Finca Nueva Linda from Cafe Imports on Vimeo. Nueva Linda is a Specialty Coffee Estate located in the Sierra Madre mountains of Southern Mexico in the state of Chiapas. The farm shares a buffer with the Triunfo Biospehere reserve, a tropical cloud forest preserve of...
VIDEO: Las Lajas Micromill, Costa Rica
Enjoy this video profiling the family behind the wonderful coffee of Las Lajas Micromill in Costa...
Video: Don Pepe Micromill
Don Pepe Micromill on Vimeo. Cesar Urena is the owner/operator at the Don Pepe Micromill, located in San Isidro de Leon Cortez, Costa Rica. We visited Cesar’s Micromill during Cafe Imports trip to Costa Rica for the 2014 harvest, what we discovered was a crown...
VIDEO: The Grounds of Rio Jorco Micromill, Costa Rica
Unbelievably, there is a full obstacle course outside the Rio Jorco micromill in Costa Rica. Here is a short video of our break time after a long day of cupping and farm visits. Keep an eye out for these microlots this year! Rio Jorco Fun on the Grounds from Noah N...