Why Fresh Ground or Whole Bean Coffee vs Instant?
Lets open this discussion by defining what exactly instant coffee is? Instant coffee is just ground coffee in a jar, right? Actually there is more to this powdery coffee substance than what meets the eye. Instant coffee has been ground, brewed at higher than normal temperatures and then dried, this allows for a quick repurposing […]
Coffee
bringing the world together one cup at a time? The modern era in the United States and its cutting edge science, its practicality, its fast daily rhythms… from the outside looking in it seems that we have lost an essential element that connects us with the earth and age old traditions of our ancestors, no […]
Cold Brew Coffee
What is cold brew coffee anyways? Is cold brew coffee the same as iced coffee? Why would I choose cold brew over my regular cup of coffee? How does one prepare a cold brew? Are there health benefits to cold brew and am I still getting my caffeine? Cold brewed coffee has gained momentum over […]
Coffee Roasts
For those of you new to the coffee scene or perhaps deepening your relationship with coffee Roasting Coffee: This process is essential to the coffee drinking experience we know today.If you were to just drink the green or red fruit without roasting it it will not give us the flavor or experience we desire in […]
Why buy Mexico Grown Coffees?
Why Organic Ethical coffee is synonymous with Mexico? The need for organic coffee producers is on the rise, consumers are becoming more educated in their buying powers and its effects globally. Not only does organic and ethically grown coffee benefit the soil, ecosystems, human health and habitats in which it is grown, it just tastes […]
How Much Do You Know About Coffee
Some fun facts that make you go “hmmmm” A fun quiz for your friends and family. What country is the top consumer of coffee? Hint: its a nordic country Answer: Finland The Finish are in the lead at 8-10 cups of coffee a day per person (27.5 lbs of coffee per person annually), some people […]
Link Between Your Cup of “Joe” and the Gut Brain Axis
What the heck is the Gut Brain Axis anyways? Let’s start with this fun fact, did you know that the human body is composed of 90% micro organisms? Little microorganisms working in unison compose more of our body tissue then what meets the eye. Bacteria compose 30% of our DNA, they thrive in the skin, […]
Coffee Ceremonies From Around The World Chapter 5 Brazil
Today I have decided to embark on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to a land mass that is known as the lungs of the earth. This land mass has abundant rainforest, biodiversity, water systems and indigenous communities. All of these elements enrich this earths field of consciousness and experience in innumerable ways. I feel […]
Coffee Ceremonies From Around the World Chapter 4 Mexico
We will now travel south to our neighboring country, sister to the United States, Mexico. Mexico is a part of North America, so although we as people from the United States claim we are from “America”, America also extends to many other countries south of us. Sharing this Northern continent, Mexico is lower on the […]
Coffee Ceremonies From Around The World Chapter 3 Greenland & Iceland
I decided to take our coffee tour to a more unexpected part of the world in this chapter. We will discuss Greenland and Iceland together as they are very close lived. Greenland is Northeast of the United States in the southern pole of the globe. It is the largest island in the world between the […]