Monthly Archives: July 2004

Cory Doctorow posts on tethering… using technology to leash you to a particular product [read, blades for your razor, music for your iPod, or coffee for your pod machine. You knew there had to be coffee here somewhere, right?] The … Continue reading →

Maybe it’s those new Juan Valdez branded Colombian coffee shops…  Whatever the reason, for the first time ever, Colombia’s coffee federation is importing its own coffee. “We are going to buy coffee from the stocks of Colombian coffee on the exchange in … Continue reading →

To follow-up on the recent Camp Coffee post, a Cowboy Coffee primer from the fine folks at I Need Coffee… “I’ve seen all manner of camping coffee devices for sale. I’ve finished my whole pot of coffee while friends were … Continue reading →

The New York Times offers an account of international projects that are making an effort to reach out to coffee growers in Rwanda, as well as a view to how growers are launching their own bootstrap initiatives. A critical part … Continue reading →

Ah, camping. Sleeping under starry skies in wide open spaces. One with Nature. Nothing to disturb you but, er… bugs, bears, brambles and bumpy rocks under your sleeping bag. And rain… don’t forget the rain.  For many of us, roughing it means a stay at a … Continue reading →

For her morning cup, herself brewed some of Green Mountain’s Wild Mountain Blueberry, which as flavored coffees go, doesn’t suck. This is not faint praise, but my own inner struggle with flavored coffees. [Yes, I know folks have been flavoring beans … Continue reading →