Sustainable Coffee Farming in Colombia
Producing more coffee at a higher price can make the difference between poverty and a decent life and guarantee sustainable coffee farming in Colombia. What can help farmers achieve that sustainability?
Producing more coffee at a higher price can make the difference between poverty and a decent life and guarantee sustainable coffee farming in Colombia. What can help farmers achieve that sustainability?
I heard it again not too long ago when I was with a group of Americans in a busy cafe in La Candelaria. A man across the table asked me a question that had obviously been weighing on his mind for some time. With a serious face he asked, “What do you think about cat poop coffee?”
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“Why do you love coffee?” I was in one of Bogota best specialty coffee shops. Light came streaming in the café on that sunny Bogota morning, and the intoxicating smell of freshly ground coffee made us all a bit dizzy. The tour guests crowded in to catch the barista’s answer to my question. Over the sounds of coffee cups clinking against saucers and the typical chatter of a busy cafe, the barista thought for a few seconds before answering. And what an answer he gave!
Cooking in Colombia or Venezuela, you're going to come face to face with a budare. What is a budare, and how should you use it? Read on.