Did you know… Issue 3

Once the ripe cherries have been picked off the trees, we then separate the coffee beans inside from the cherries. In order to do that, there are four layers to remove from each bean. The first layer is the tough, shiny outer skin; then the sticky pulp of the fruit; the stiff parchment casing; and the delicate “silverskin” that clings to each bean.

Did you know… Issue 2

ISSUE 2

Coffee trees require a warm climate, plenty of sunshine and moderate rainfalls. They are typically grown in the following geographical regions: The Americas, Africa, Arabia, and Indonesia. These regions are called the “origin regions” and within them, nearly 80 countries grow coffee.

Specialty coffees, or higher quality coffees, however, require cooler temperatures and a more humid environment with less sunshine.

Did you know… Issue 1

The name “coffee bean” comes from the Arabic language: qahwa, meaning “coffee” and bunn, meaning “berry”.

The berry was discovered by a shepherd named Kaldi in Yemen around the 9^th century. Coffee has now become one of the world’s most popular agriculture products. In volume trade, coffee is number two, second only to oil on the world market.

The coffee bean is the seed or pit of a coffee plant.  The pit is the round red cherry or berry fruit of a tropical evergreen shrub.  The tree-shrub grows up to 15 feet in height and its branches grow thick and broad, each coffee branch grows jasmine-scented flowers.