Permaculture and Coffee
Cultural Studies
Etymology traces back the word “coffee” to the Arabic word “qahwah” which interestingly enough, is said to have originally meant “wine” or “some kind of wine” (Kaye, 557). It’s Turkish form kahfeh reached Europe in 1600. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee—coffee arabica is native to Ethiopia’s (southwestern?) highlands. Therefore the people of Ethiopia were the first to have recognized it’s energizing affects, by eating the coffee cherries. It was spread from Ethiopia to the Middle East by Sufi pioneers. Coffee has been called the ‘wine of Islam’ – the Sufi used coffee during spiritual rituals. My favorite coffee drink, the mocha, originates from a specific variety of coffee arabica from Mocha, Yemen. Mocha was a major coffee marketplace from the 15th-18th centuries. The mocha variety of coffee was prized for it’s chocolate-like flavor, or terroir. Attempts were made to imitate the chocolate flavor, but the esteemed flavor came fromContinue Reading
Field Study
- 24 Nov 2015
Olympia Specialty Coffee industry Terroir plays a central role in the specialty coffee industry. First and foremost, since coffee is not grown in temperate climates,Continue Reading
- 24 Nov 2015
The most delicious coffee I have ever savoured was the coffee I tasted on a farm in rural northern Thailand. There was something in theContinue Reading
- 24 Nov 2015
Consider how cafes may serve as places to educate coffee drinkers about coffee terroir. Create a post that includes a table of your group’s 4 favoriteContinue Reading
- 24 Nov 2015
My favorite insights from the coffee field studies: Olympia Coffee Roasters: OCR’s Sam and Oliver shared their unique perspective on coffee terroir. From most importantContinue Reading
- 19 Nov 2015
Oliver from Olympia Coffee Roasters talking about terroir related to their unique roasting process. He calls their process “caramelization roasting,” which they invented asContinue Reading
Terroir +
- 2 Dec 2015
Photographer Sebastiao Salgado captures the treasures of coffee and its progressions . Check it out ! http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/world/cnnphotos-salgado-coffee-farming/index.html
- 19 Nov 2015
While at Olympia Coffee Roasters I could defiantly taste earthy notes, fruits and chocolaty hints , I also had flashbacks of Hawaii the volcanic richContinue Reading
- 19 Nov 2015
terroir (n): The elements that contribute to a flavor of place including soils, landscape, and cultural history surrounding them. Terroir traditionally refers to wine, butContinue Reading