Coffee Varieties Quick Start Guide
Coffee is part of a complex family tree. Thanks to agricultural intervention, producers and researchers have added even more branches to a never-ending genealogy of [...]
How to Roast Coffee Beans at Home
How to Roast Coffee Beans I started out in coffee in the mid-2010s as a barista at the only third wave cafe in my area. [...]
Costa Rican Coffee Origin Report 2023
Coffee in Costa Rica is as advanced as it gets. Smallholders here are highly motivated to keep Costa Rican coffee on the map for innovation, [...]
How to Grow Your Own Coffee at Home
In this post we explore the exciting possibility of growing coffee in the comfort of your own home. Yes, you read that correctly – you [...]
Colombia Coffee Origin Report 2023
Over half a million families dedicate their livelihoods to producing unroasted Colombia green coffee on small farms that dot the country’s volcanic mountain ranges. As [...]
Cold Brew and Iced Coffee Revealed
How to Make Big Batch Cold Brew Coffee The sun is out. The weather is warm. It’s time to swap out those steaming mugs of [...]
Brazilian Coffee | Origin Update 2023
It’s hard to summarize an origin country like Brazil and its vast role in coffee’s past, present, and future. Since the 1800s, Brazilian coffee has [...]
Guatemala | Coffee Origin Report
With it rich volcanic soil, mountainous terrain and varied micro-climates, Guatemala is a perfect country for coffee cultivation. Guatemalan green coffee beans are the delight [...]
Coffee EXPO 2023 Review
We were all super-excited to arrive in Portland for EXPO this past April. Right after check-in, we went straight to the conference center to build [...]
The Complete Guide to Coffee Filters
Coffee filters come in many shapes, sizes, and materials. There are nearly as many types of coffee filters as there are coffee brewing devices. So [...]
Top 10 Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee
The majority of Americans consume coffee - some more than others. Coffee is one of the few substances we habitually consume on a daily basis. [...]
Arabica vs Robusta & More | A Coffee Roaster’s Guide to Coffee Species
Arabica and robusta coffee beans by Igor Ushakov | Getty Images Arabica vs Robusta, what's the difference? How do they taste? While Arabica [...]
How to Start Buying Green Coffee Beans Effortlessly
Buying Wholesale Green Coffee Beans: How to Get Started Whether you’re starting a coffee roasting business and roast green coffee beans professionally or coffee roasting [...]
Wholesale Coffee Roasting | How to Grow
Wholesale coffee roasting. For many coffee-roasting businesses and coffee roasters, it’s the plan, the goal, and the key to success in a single phrase. A [...]
Brazil Green Coffee Update | February 2022
Fresh shipments of Brazil green coffee are pouring into Genuine Origin’s warehouses. We caught up with Volcafe Brazil, our sister co, to learn about what's [...]
Guatemala Coffee Update | February 2022
We spoke with Volcafe Guatemala, our sister co and Guatemala coffee sourcing team, about how harvest is going. What we learned was that market forces [...]