http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog Create Good Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:25:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en STAY COOL WITH ICED ETHIOPIA SIDAMO Brewing Instructions: 1 - Brew coffee double-strength! Using a french press simply add twice the normal amount of coffee or if using a brewer, set to “half-pot” brew and brew a full-batch quantity of coffee. 2 - Pour brewed coffee into a pitcher or thermal container only ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=519 Pura Vida is excited to announce that starting Monday, April 5th, North Seattle Community College will proudly be brewing our coffee. North Seattle Community College is now serving a Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee from a local roaster that is cause driven. [caption id="attachment_508" align="aligncenter" width="432" caption="North Seattle Community College ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=507 Oaxaca, Mexico Trip Report March 2010 Ken Kierstead and I first visited Oaxaca late in 2008. Our contact, Gildo, is the current president of Coop Yeni Navan MICHIZA. This coop represents 47 communities throughout the state of Oaxaca. Gildo is also the president of a coop inside the larger coop called ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=503 As expected, our access to the the web was none existent during our time at the coffee farms. We arrived back in Oaxaca City this evening after an absolutely wonderful visit with the farmers of Buena Vista, Miramar, Reyes Llamo, Nuyoo, and Zaragoza. [caption id="attachment_493" align="aligncenter" width="495" caption="View from Buena Vista"][/caption] On ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=480 Waiting in Houston! I am very excited about our visit to Oaxaca. I am currently waiting in Houston to board my final flight to Oaxaca. Tomorrow morning we will head out into the hills of Oaxaca for the next few days. Last year we started several projects in Oaxaca and this ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=471 Everything is set. We will be traveling to Oaxaca, Mexico the first week of March to visit our friends and growers in Miramar and Buena Vista. On the agenda: Monday - Travel day Tuesday - Drive to Miramar (5hrs or so). We will visit our greenhouse and land renovation projects and start a ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=462 We received the following email from a loyal Pura Vida customer. Thanks for letting us know Eric! [caption id="attachment_432" align="alignright" width="131" caption="Cafe Kilimanjaro"][/caption] "I am a long and loyal Pura Vida customer. I purchase Cafe Kilomanjaro coffee, and think it is THE STUFF. This past summer, I purchased my usual ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=428 Thursday, October 1st [caption id="attachment_416" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Morning on Lake Attitlan"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_417" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Morning swim"][/caption] San Juan Library Project [caption id="attachment_407" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Studying at the library"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_408" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Meeting with the director"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_411" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Enjoying a book!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_412" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Finding the perfect book"][/caption] Friday, October 2nd Fotokids [caption id="attachment_413" align="aligncenter" width="1024" ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=406 Tuesday, September 29th Cooperative Santa Anita la Union [caption id="attachment_389" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="New Processing Area"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_390" align="aligncenter" width="680" caption="New Drying Patio"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_391" align="aligncenter" width="680" caption="Drying Coffee"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_392" align="aligncenter" width="681" caption="Baby Plants"][/caption] Leaders from Empresa Campesina El Nuevo Renacimiento [caption id="attachment_393" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Meeting with all the leaders"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_394" align="aligncenter" width="1024" caption="Leaders of Empresa Campesina ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=387 Monday, September 28th Our time with Fedecocagua [caption id="attachment_371" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Jeff Hussey tasting Guatemalan coffee at Fedecocagua"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_372" align="aligncenter" width="254" caption="Jeff Martin getting ready for the cupping to begin"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_373" align="aligncenter" width="245" caption="A lot of coffee and a little wine"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_376" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="A wall of Guatemalan coffee"][/caption] Meeting with Anacafe [caption id="attachment_374" ... http://www.puravidacoffee.com/blog/?p=369