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We at Caer Urfa always like a good solid positive story, here EARTHWATCH AND STARBUCKS have partnered up with worthy results all round especially for the benefit for the local farmers and communities.
(Article taken from Earthwatch case study)

EARTHWATCH AND STARBUCKS PARTNERSHIPS

STARBUCKS: HELPING GROW A BETTER CUP IN COSTA RICA
The partnership between Earthwatch and Starbucks supports scientific field research and employee engagement and promotes sustainable farming practices in a premier coffee-growing region, to support scientific research and employee engagement. Together, they’ve promoted sustainable farming practices in one of the world’s premier coffee-growing regions.

RIPE RESULTS: OUTCOMES FROM THE FIELD CENTRE AT COOPETARRAZÚ COSTA RICA
How did they get involved?
In 2007, the partnership evolved to develop new tools and practices to encourage and facilitate more sustainable coffee cultivation practices, while linking together the consumer, buyer, and producer dimensions of the supply chain.
In collaboration with Coopetarrazú, a 2,500-farmer cooperative in the Los Santos region of Costa Rica, Earthwatch and Starbucks have worked with farmers to increase the use of practices and tools that benefit both the farmers and the natural environment.
More than 400 people, working in teams of Starbucks partners (employees), Starbucks customers, and Earthwatch volunteers, have taken part in the research.

What is involved?
Participants learn about key relationships between sustainable practices and quality coffee. Research has demonstrated that farmers can increase coffee yields by up to 25% by reducing the use of fertilizers and reducing soil acidity – creating financial returns of up to $1,200 for farmers and improved environmental outcomes.

Some good news for the millions of fans of Colombian Coffee.Farmers who fled war in the Colombian Andes are returning to revive their abandoned land, cultivating coffee trees that are boosting global supplies of the highest-quality Arabica beans.

Colombia's five-decade civil war, the longest in the Americas, displaced millions and disrupted farming for decades in areas that produce coffee for the most exacting consumer. A peace deal between the government and the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in late 2016 paved the way for many to return to their homes and farms, including thousands of coffee growers

The revival of coffee farming in the former conflict zones could help boost Colombia's coffee output by 40 percent. That would raise global supplies of mild Arabica beans by about 13 percent. The additional supply could reduce the cost of the raw material for the world's top roasters, many of whom are seeking to secure increased supply from Colombia.

About 950 coffee-growing families of the 1,600 families, who left during the war, have returned to the San Carlos area, according to data from the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC). The supply from this region, 205 miles North West of Bogota, could expand further as farmers plant more of their land and more people return to the region to provide the needed labour.

The area now has about 800 hectares of coffee farms, double the low of 400 hectares during the war.

Among those who returned was Libardo Garcia, who moved back to his 12-hectare (30 acres) farm in 2015 after fleeing in 2001."All the coffee trees were dead when we came back," said Garcia, who has since planted 8,000 trees on two hectares of steeply sloped land.

Arabica is the highest quality coffee bean, and Colombia is the world's top producer of mild Arabica. To make that variety, beans are separated from the cherry then dried to increase quality. Arabica makes up about 60 percent of global coffee supplies, with lower-quality Robusta beans accounting for the rest.

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El Salvador Finca Suiza - Reduced from £5.95 to £4.75 while stocks last.

Description: For over 50 years the Menendez families of the Santa Ana region of El Salvador have been growing great coffee on their farm, Finca Suiza, in the Northwest region of the country. Abundant rainfall, high elevation, volcanic soil and careful attention to detail secured Suiza coffee a 2nd place finish in last years Cup of Excellence competition and the prestigious Presidential award.

Reduced from £5.95 to £4.75 while stocks last.

Flavor profile: A rich sweet and bright clean finish with a creamy, vanilla body contributes to the smooth cup and the long lingering finish.

Roast profile: Medium

Characteristics:

Processing system: Washed & Sun-dried
Variety: Bourbón
Altitude: 1620 masl

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Last week, before they ceased to be legal tender, I found four old pound coins in the change drawer of the car. Knowing time was short I tried to use them in the local supermarket only to have them refused so I ended up having to change them at the bank. However the following idea is a brilliant one and had I known I would have kept them. Poppy Sellers will accept them. So with £450M still in circulation imagine what that would do for our veterans?

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Coffee quote - Life is too short for bad coffee.

To avoid bad coffee why not try Caer Urfa Coffee - take a look at our web site for an array of coffees from around the world. Good quality freshly roasted coffee at a good price.

Caer Urfa Coffee short film - Producer / Editor - George Arnott

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Caer Urfa Coffee short film - Producer / Editor - George Arnott

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

W.D. DOWNES 

WINNER

OF THE

      

CAER URFA COFFEE COMPETITION 

 

OCTOBER 2017

WELL DONE Mr. Downes - a 250g packet of our delicious Arabica Special Blend is on its way to you now.

Thank You and to all those that took part - watch out for the next competition coming soon.