Origin & Story
Where coffee comes from, and the people and places behind it.
Origin & Story
37 articles
Pluma coffee: the Oaxaca origin with rules written into law
August 13, 2026Mexico protects one Oaxaca coffee region by law, and the declaration fixes the shade, t...
The year Mexican coffee lost its state buyer and found cooperatives
August 9, 2026The state stopped buying the crop in 1989, and what growers built to replace it is stil...
Mexican coffee varieties: what replaced the trees rust killed
August 1, 2026The trees that went back into the ground were bred to survive, and survival is a differ...
The coffee harvest season: why your beans come from one picking window
May 26, 2026Coffee is picked once a year, cherry by cherry. Here is how the coffee harvest season a...
The Soconusco: The Forgotten Region Where Mexican Coffee Began
May 15, 2026Mexican coffee started in a narrow strip of Chiapas called the Soconusco in the 1880s. ...
Natural coffee processing explained — what it does to the flavour
May 8, 2026Same farm, same harvest, same tree. Natural or washed processing makes them taste compl...
Shade grown coffee explained: what the trees do
May 4, 2026Coffee is a forest plant. The best way to grow it is to remember that.
Mexican coffee explained — why Mexico surprises as a coffee origin
April 30, 2026Mexico has been producing exceptional coffee for centuries. The world is only now start...
Arabica coffee explained — what makes it truly different
April 26, 2026The reason specialty coffee tastes the way it does starts with one decision: Arabica.
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