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Machu Picchu Monday
First Monday in April. The year is moving by fast, but we’re enjoying a gorgeous Spring in northwest Arizona. Meanwhile, here’s Machu Picchu Mondays’ pic :
Tbt: Old Peru
Once again, here’s a look back:
Machu Picchu Monday
Monday again? It was a good weekend, back to the regular week. Roasting, packing, and shipping. May your week go well…
Real People, Really Good Coffee March 2017
It’s been a delightful Spring here in northwest Arizona. It’s a great time to be out visiting customers and green coffee clients all over the southwest from Las Vegas to Tucson & over to LA & Orange counties.
Meanwhile, in the home office, we’re roasting fresh coffee daily for our “regulars,” and packing and shipping green coffee for our home/market roasters. It’s a busy routine, yet it’s a daily thrill to know that our coffees are being roasted and shared in so many places.
At the same time, the farmers are preparing for the upcoming harvest season. It’s still very early in the season, but within the next month the earliest coffee beans will ripen, and with that the first tastes of the 2017 crop. The Curibamba group of farmers is in the process of becoming a full fledged coffee cooperative, which allows for better shared resources, and especially important are the certifications that are feasible only at the group level due to the high costs.
It’s an exceptional Spring, and the weather has been near perfect, so it’s only fitting to share a few pictures from “the neighborhood.”
Tbt: Old Peru
Pisac is a village below Cuzco in the Sacred Valley of Peru. They have a wonderful market in the town center. The specialty is hand woven fabrics & tapestries that are of high quality, but very reasonable. Very picturesque with the towering sides of the Andes which then slopes even lower as one approaches Machu Picchu.
Here’s a look back…
Links: 3/20/2017
It’s the first day of Spring, and we’re enjoying sunny days and temps in the 80’s, so it’s a pretty nice time to be in Arizona. The flowers are popping up daily (and our noses are running!) Some pics to follow in an upcoming post.
It’s a great day for roasting delicious coffee! Soon it will be time for cold brew 🙂
Meanwhile, here’s a few links:
Stir Magazine February/March Online Magazine
Behind the scenes with cold brewing
An unprecedented minimum price guarantee for the farmers
World of Coffee – Budapest June 13-15
Travels with the chocolate bean
Flooding in Peru has caused mudslides and left thousands homeless
Architect turns old cement factory into home (Cool!)
Larry the cat fails on the job at 10 Downing Street
Machu Picchu Monday
Happy Monday, first day of Spring!
Tbt: Old Peru
Hope your week has gone well. Tomorrow is Friday! Meanwhile, a look back…
Machu Picchu Monday
We’re back from Peru, and enjoying the wonderful aroma of fresh roasted coffee. Happy Monday!