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Editor’s note: This article first ran in Roast Magazine’s September/October 2020 issue, and is republished here with permission. Roast has generously provided a pdf of the article, which you can access here. Article Summary Bourbon coffee traces its global influence back to Réunion Island, where a small genetic pool reshaped arabica cultivation worldwide. This article […]

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Coffee T&I Magazine and the original may be downloaded here. It is reprinted here with permission. Marooned History’s Forgotten Coffee Islands By Chris Kornman Islands are frequently associated with isolation, and for good reason. Many develop their own completely unique ecosystems and species of flora and fauna – […]

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Daily Coffee News on December 12, 2018. It is reprinted here with permission. A Roaster’s Guide to Understanding Coffee Plant Types Coffea arabica has evolved dramatically over the course of history, rising from humble under-canopy trees growing wild in the forests of Keffa in western Ethiopia and South Sudan’s […]

A version of this article originally appeared on Daily Coffee News here on March 8th 2017. This article was co-authored by Colleen King & Rosi Quiñones Part I : GMOs In part one of this series, we explore the Non-GMO certification movement, and discuss its relevance to the specialty coffee industry. We begin with this polarizing subject due to its […]