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Cupped some pretty amazing honey process coffees at the Menendez farm in Ahuachapán El Salvador.

Pacamaras on the Menendez farm in Ahuachapán are almost ready to get picked!

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Project Direct Coffee - Return to Menendez- El Salvador Day 2 Day two is usually bounce-around-in-the-car day, and that’s exactly what we did. Chris and I awoke to the booming church bells of the Ahuachapán church (the very same church where Miguel and Lisette got married over 50 years ago!) and headed over to the Menendez house for breakfast. Miguel has bee...

Indulging in the local cuisine of El Salvador

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Project Direct Coffee - Return to Menendez- El Salvador Day 1 Out of hardship, success is born. That’s the main lesson I learned today in El Salvador. Last year when I made this trip to visit the Menendez family in Ahuachapán, the coffee farms here were in a sorry state. Coffee leaf rust had completely devastated their farms. No matter how hard they fought...

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Project Direct Coffee - The Buna Diaries- Ethiopian Advenure- Day 2 That’s one of my favorite jokes. Mostly no one gets it. But I get a good chuckle every time. Today I set off for the land of coffee! The birthplace of the best beverage in the world! I’m still feeling very exclamation point-y about being in Ethiopia!!!

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Project Direct Coffee - The Buna Diaries- Ethiopian Advenure- Day 1 I am ecstatic, exuberant, even tickled by the idea of being in Ethiopia. I love Ethiopian coffee. A lot. For example, I would drink Ethiopian coffee exclusively for the rest of my life if we had enough in stock. Ethiopian coffee rules.

Head of lot 19 picking, Kibo farm, Tanzania

Fresh fruit in Boma Ng'ombe, Tanzania

Project Direct Coffee - Tanzania- Day 5 My last day in Tanzania. Today was all about cupping and wrapping up discussion with Adam on the farm. Eric, the Tudeley cupper, now works directly on the farm instead of out of a small office in Moshi. I think the transition is great; the new space is huge and has lots of ventilation and natural...

Project Direct Coffee - Tanzania- Day 4 I finally slept through the whole night, jet lag conquered! I must admit that my body still feels strange, like something is not quite right, but at least my sleeping schedule is adjusted. Konrad and I set off early this morning with Adam to Boloti Estate, which is about 4 km away (as the crow fli...