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Video: Selective Picking in Costa Rica
In this video from Jim's recent trip to Costa Rica, a Hacienda La Amistad worker picks organic coffee in the shade of the rainforest. With the selective picking method, organic farmers choose only the most ripe, red coffee cherries from the coffee plant. -
Video: Grounds to Ground Sustainability Program
We're proud to be a part of Grounds to Ground, a sustainability program at UMass Dartmouth that transports Jim's Organic Coffee grounds to local Sid Wainer & Son farms. The Grounds to Ground initiative collects our used organic coffee grounds...
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A Cup of Coffee on the Coffee Farm
I woke up the first morning at Hacienda La Amistad still tired from the previous day’s 16 hour journey, and seriously looking forward to a good cup of coffee. Luckily, I was on the best farm in Costa Rica! -
Off the Grid in Costa Rica: Part 2
Part 2 of our travelogue blog post, featuring our recent trip to Costa Rica's Hacienda La Amistad, an off-the-grid organic farm. -
Off the Grid in Costa Rica: Our Trip to Hacienda La Amistad
Last month we had the opportunity to travel to Hacienda La Amistad, a fully self-sufficient, sustainable, off-the-grid organic farm in the depths of the Costa Rican rainforest. Accompanying Jim Cannell, founder of Jim’s Organic Coffee, and Nick Hardiman, Jims’ New...
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Video: How Organic Coffee is Grown
As part of our Mini Lecture Series, Jim talks about how organic coffee is grown, without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. Organic coffee is grown is in harmony with nature, at high elevations, under shade and often in...