Our field excursion today took us to one of our loyal suppliers. First we went to his coffee fields which are suffering from the severe dry weather that started around October last year. After our short walk under the scorching sun, we were glad to sit for a while in the shade, drinking tea, and discussing the past and coming coffee season. Later on that afternoon he took us to a remote village where people recently started growing coffee. We met an elderly couple who were preparing new fields for planting when the rain season will start. They are cultivating about 4.5 mu (~ 0.3 ha) of coffee, which earned them about 6000 RMB (~ 860 USD) last season, which I believe is a lot of money in this poor village. And we might have had the weather gods on our side on this field visit, as that same day the villagers enjoyed a very welcome rain shower. Our supplier told me I must be bringing good luck and he would call me when they experienced this kind of drought again in the future.
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AuthorI wouldn't be surprised to find out I was born with a passion for coffee. For the life of me, I can't remember not loving coffee. And by that, I don't just mean drinking it, but everything involved from its cultivation over the processing to the final product that is my loyal companion throughout the day. Archives
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