Coffee

Over the past few years I've been fortunate enough to meet coffee producers and to talk with them about what they do, some of the problems they face, where they see the future of coffee heading, and what we might do about it. As a coffee roaster and green coffee buyer by profession, I've been a part of the planning process, contract negotiations, calculations of how many bags of green coffee needed to last a certain number of months, and the last minute adjustments which are needed when there is either a delayed container, a quality control problem, or a strike at the docks. I've also become more aware of the reality that, as a small scale roaster, my ability to make a difference is somewhat diminished.