Monthly Archives: March 2015

454. Colombian Coffee Commission issues final report

2015-03-30 Comments Off on 454. Colombian Coffee Commission issues final report

We interrupt the redesign of the Coffeelands blog for an important message: Colombia’s Coffee Commission has published its final recommendations for reforms to the country’s coffee sector. The Misión Cafetera released this controversial draft of its report last October, which included stinging critiques of the country’s powerful coffee institutions and calls for radical reform.  The draft […]

453. Under construction

2015-03-19 Comments Off on 453. Under construction

Last week I saw this message as part of an art exhibit in Brasilia. . . It was disheartening.  After more five years and 450 posts to this blog, I wished someone had told me sooner. But the message was timely. We are in the process of upgrading the design and content of the Coffeelands […]

452. The SCAA Event: The annual Coffeelands preview

2015-03-09 Comments Off on 452. The SCAA Event: The annual Coffeelands preview

The 27th SCAA Event opens one month from today, which means it’s time for my annual SCAA preview and picks for the show’s best origin content. This year’s preview, which ran a little longer than last year’s, is thematic in focus.  If you are in a hurry, or prefer a chronological format that presents the […]

451. Intelligentsia releases first lot from the Borderlands

2015-03-04 Comments Off on 451. Intelligentsia releases first lot from the Borderlands

Intelligentsia wasn’t just a charter member of the Advisory Council for our Borderlands project in Nariño, Colombia–conversations with coffee buyer Geoff Watts dating back to 2010 helped shape the project’s design and planted the seeds for the Colombia Sensory Trial, our partnership with leaders in specialty coffee, research and philanthropy on a rigorous comparative analysis […]