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 from the UMass Corsair Cafe, a campus cafe that brews coffee for faculty and students… Read more »
A Cup of Coffee on the Coffee Farm
Jonathan Cartegena, our Cupping Technician/Educator, describes drinking coffee on the farm in Costa Rica. 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! I left… Read more »
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. Click here to read Part 1 Roberto took us on a drive in his truck across the farm, cruising over hilly terrain through the lush, green shade of the surrounding rainforest. We stopped at… Read more »