Unroasted, or green, coffee costs less, too, so you’ll save money in the long run In fact, you can get your hands on green coffee for as little as $4 to $5 a pound. Sure, the idea of home roasting might sound intimidating at first, but the payoffs are huge. Is roasting your own coffee … Read more
Depending on the variety, it will take approximately 3 to 4 years for the newly planted coffee trees to bear fruit. The fruit, called the coffee cherry, turns a bright, deep red when it is ripe and ready to be harvested. There is typically one major harvest a year. How fast does a coffee plant … Read more
Growing coffee isn’t hard It’s the time-consuming extraction of the beans that defeats would-be backyard growers. How difficult is it to grow coffee beans? Thankfully, it’s relatively easy to give the plant the light, water and humidity necessary indoors to foster its growth for years However, you can successfully grow it in a greenhouse, provided … Read more
How Much Profit Does a coffee farm Make? Thanks to a fluctuating C-price, we see a lot of variation in the results. The average profit margin for the past eight years is 24% How much does an acre of coffee produce? One acre can produce optimally 0.75 ton The average production is around 0.2 ton/acre. … Read more
How hard is it to start a coffee farm? Owning a coffee farm is no easy task With the current coffee price crisis, the ever-present risk of pests and diseases, and unpredictable weather conditions due to climate change, there’s a lot to consider. So it’s important to prepare as much as you can. Do coffee … Read more
The organic and fair-trade certifications are laudable programs that give you some confidence about the environmental and social conditions at the coffee farm. However, they don’t expressly safeguard habitat, particularly shade coffee, for migrant songbirds Which coffee brands are bird friendly? Photo Credit Caffe Ibis. Photo Credit Allegro Coffee. Photo Credit Chesapeake Bay Roasting Co. … Read more