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Roaster Realm: Mama Mocha’s
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February 12, 2013 by
C Macrenaris
This week we are profiling coffee diva and roaster extraordinaire Sarah Gill with Mama Mocha’s. Sarah is co-owner of this artisan shop in Auburn, Alabama and she truly bridges the realm of art and science when roasting. Next time you see her, ask about how she combines the two unique ingredients of Jamieson and smoked applewood chips to treat [...]
Also posted in Brew Better, Guests of THRIVE, Roaster Realm
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Roaster Realm: Café Kubal
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February 6, 2013 by
C Macrenaris
Welcome to the first installment in a new blog series highlighting THRIVE Farmer’s roaster partners. Our roasters and coffee houses have a passion for sourcing, roasting and brewing the finest coffees from around the world and are leaders in the specialty coffee industry. Our first conversation is with Matt Godard, owner of Café Kubal in Syracuse NY. [...]
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EARTH FARE experiences Seed to Cup at origin
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January 30, 2013 by
K Lander
How lucky are we as a company to have the opportunity to connect our coffee directly to the coffee lover, but also to the industry partners who help advance our coffee to market? This direct connection and removal of the middleman, creates a sustainable new way of doing business in coffee and is worth taking [...]
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2013 Good Food Award Winners – Coffee Category
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January 25, 2013 by
C Macrenaris
In the specialty coffee industry, quality is everything. The Good Food Awards provides a platform to pause and honor those who strive for the best in what they produce. The winners below each have a story to tell and strive to support sustainability and social good. Colby Barr, co-owner of Verve Coffee Roasters, made an inspirational speech and [...]
Also posted in The Business of Coffee
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Soil: Sustainability & Coffee from the Ground Up
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June 15, 2012 by
A Garcia
It’s the beginning of June, the rains have returned to Costa Rica and the first major event of the coffee cycle is happening: the first application of fertilizer. Thrive Farmers’ mission is to make decisions that sustain us in everything we do. We proudly promote Sustainably OrganicTM methods of growing coffee. No herbicides, no pesticides, and [...]
Also posted in Inside THRIVE, Uncategorized
Tagged Coffee growing cycle, organic, sustainability, Sustainable farming
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Its about Hope. We need you!
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May 3, 2012 by
K Lander
I took this photo yesterday of Raul Valdes who with his brother Isidro own and Finca San Rafael Urias in Antigua, Guatemala. Raul is a leader and a visionary in Guatemalan coffee. The Valdes brothers had faith in Thrive Farmers and [...]
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Farm-to-Table Movement to the World of Championship Coffee
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April 14, 2012 by
K Lander
The farm-to-table movement has arrived in the world of coffee. The art and science of coffee farming and preparing an espresso will join together at the United States Barista Championships, April 19-22, 2012. The common hope of a fourth generation coffee farmer from Costa Rica, [...]
Also posted in Inside THRIVE, Uncategorized
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A place to hang your hat…
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April 5, 2012 by
K Lander
The harvest is over and the fresh green coffee is making its way to the U.S. to begin roasting and delivering to your table at home. I happened to be at the home of one of our farmers, Alexis Garcia, and it struck me as I sat looking at the dining room table with three [...]
Celebration of the Harvest, Horses and Community
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March 23, 2012 by
K Lander
One of my favorite times of year is the Fiestas Civicas (Town Festivals) in San Rafael. The Fiestas Civicas takes place right after the end of the coffee harvest when the town is ready to relax after the long hard work of bringing in the crop, and just enjoy being together. This happens all over [...]
The First Roast…The First Espresso…The First Taste!
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March 15, 2012 by
K Lander
Grace from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada helped roast the first batch from the 2011-2012 crop of THRIVE coffee at The Common Cup in Monteverde, Costa Rica! The coffee is AMAZING and will be on its way to you in about four weeks. We also pulled the first espresso shot on our espresso machine from this crop [...]
Our Community
Roaster Realm: Mama Mocha’s
Posted on February 12, 2013 by C Macrenaris
This week we are profiling coffee diva and roaster extraordinaire Sarah Gill with Mama Mocha’s. Sarah is co-owner of this artisan shop in Auburn, Alabama and she truly bridges the realm of art and science when roasting. Next time you see her, ask about how she combines the two unique ingredients of Jamieson and smoked applewood chips to treat [...]
Roaster Realm: Café Kubal
Posted on February 6, 2013 by C Macrenaris
Welcome to the first installment in a new blog series highlighting THRIVE Farmer’s roaster partners. Our roasters and coffee houses have a passion for sourcing, roasting and brewing the finest coffees from around the world and are leaders in the specialty coffee industry. Our first conversation is with Matt Godard, owner of Café Kubal in Syracuse NY. [...]
EARTH FARE experiences Seed to Cup at origin
Posted on January 30, 2013 by K Lander
How lucky are we as a company to have the opportunity to connect our coffee directly to the coffee lover, but also to the industry partners who help advance our coffee to market? This direct connection and removal of the middleman, creates a sustainable new way of doing business in coffee and is worth taking [...]
2013 Good Food Award Winners – Coffee Category
Posted on January 25, 2013 by C Macrenaris
In the specialty coffee industry, quality is everything. The Good Food Awards provides a platform to pause and honor those who strive for the best in what they produce. The winners below each have a story to tell and strive to support sustainability and social good. Colby Barr, co-owner of Verve Coffee Roasters, made an inspirational speech and [...]
Soil: Sustainability & Coffee from the Ground Up
Posted on June 15, 2012 by A Garcia
It’s the beginning of June, the rains have returned to Costa Rica and the first major event of the coffee cycle is happening: the first application of fertilizer. Thrive Farmers’ mission is to make decisions that sustain us in everything we do. We proudly promote Sustainably OrganicTM methods of growing coffee. No herbicides, no pesticides, and [...]
Its about Hope. We need you!
Posted on May 3, 2012 by K Lander
I took this photo yesterday of Raul Valdes who with his brother Isidro own and Finca San Rafael Urias in Antigua, Guatemala. Raul is a leader and a visionary in Guatemalan coffee. The Valdes brothers had faith in Thrive Farmers and [...]
Farm-to-Table Movement to the World of Championship Coffee
Posted on April 14, 2012 by K Lander
The farm-to-table movement has arrived in the world of coffee. The art and science of coffee farming and preparing an espresso will join together at the United States Barista Championships, April 19-22, 2012. The common hope of a fourth generation coffee farmer from Costa Rica, [...]
A place to hang your hat…
Posted on April 5, 2012 by K Lander
The harvest is over and the fresh green coffee is making its way to the U.S. to begin roasting and delivering to your table at home. I happened to be at the home of one of our farmers, Alexis Garcia, and it struck me as I sat looking at the dining room table with three [...]
Celebration of the Harvest, Horses and Community
Posted on March 23, 2012 by K Lander
One of my favorite times of year is the Fiestas Civicas (Town Festivals) in San Rafael. The Fiestas Civicas takes place right after the end of the coffee harvest when the town is ready to relax after the long hard work of bringing in the crop, and just enjoy being together. This happens all over [...]
The First Roast…The First Espresso…The First Taste!
Posted on March 15, 2012 by K Lander
Grace from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada helped roast the first batch from the 2011-2012 crop of THRIVE coffee at The Common Cup in Monteverde, Costa Rica! The coffee is AMAZING and will be on its way to you in about four weeks. We also pulled the first espresso shot on our espresso machine from this crop [...]
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