What to do with old coffee beans and spent coffee grinds
With the amount of coffee I drink, I produce quite a bit of refuse in the form of either stale coffee, or spent coffee grinds after brewing up my 5 morning pots of coffee. This led me to wonder just what I could be using this seemingly unusable waste for. The following methods are tried and true uses for your old coffee……whole bean or ground coffee.
Coffee Composting for Plant food
Many planets such as rosebushes, azaleas, and …

Here’s an interesting story I found today about coffee healing a sting that a fisherman got from the spines on a fish he caught.
This fellow was out fishing when he hooked into what is known as a ‘Weaver Fish’. Apparently, most stings from this fish come from people swimming at beaches where the fish is known to hide under the sand. People commonly step on them and wind up with a sting on their foot. The fish is not known to be very deadly, although respiratory failure …

What Is The Agreement?
The goal of the Ethiopian Trademark agreement is to form a new partnership between Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee and the countless coffee roasters around the planet that purchase, roast and sell Ethiopia’s fines coffees. Sidamo, Yirgacheffe and Harar/Harrar are very well known gourmet coffees in the industry. In the past, Ethiopian coffee producers and exporters have had few opportunities to work directly with brokers/importers and roasters.
Who Is Responsible For The Agreement
The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO) is responsible for this initiative along with the …

As you may know, I am a roaster with one of Canada’s first Fair Trade Certified Coffee Companies, Planet Bean Coffee. Recently, a column was written in our local newspaper, the Guelph Mercury by Gene Callahan. The article was extremely anti-Fair Trade, and also written by someone who is extremely uninformed about the actual complexities involved with Fair Trade.
A member of Planet Bean, Bill Barrett made a firm reply to this column which was published on Saturday August 23, 2008. The article, as it …

Gourmet Restaurants and Gourmet Coffee?
I absolutely hate it!! That bitter, rubbery, burnt, watered down swill they serve….well, just about everywhere! Honest to god, how does one make it in this world when dish water is the main caffeinated beverage available. You know the kind, you pay $35 bucks for a great dinner, medium-rare steak, fresh asparagus and portabello mushrooms. Then, to finish things off you figure a nice cup of coffee would greatly compliment the almond torte you are about to eat. Tapping your fingers …