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Brian Jurgens and Renee Kloeblen are an inspiration as they daily demonstrate how to take hobbies and turn them into a career. They each took a life change and transformed it into gold – income - for both of them....

Kenyan coffee factories are battling a coffee theft ring which has stolen an estimated 10,000 metric tons of coffee beans, costing farmers millions of dollars and several security guards their lives. Last week it was reported than an agricultural economist...

It’s a new year and maybe you’d like to take up a new hobby. If you have some leftover coffee in your pot and feel artistic, grab a paintbrush and try painting. For inspiration, you could travel to England to...

“Savannah Now” ran a story this week about a driver losing control of his car and ending up in a Georgia pond. What did the twenty-something driver blame for the loss of control? The coffee did it! Again, another food...

If you haven’t finished your New Year’s toasting, you may consider making a toast in honor of the animals that have changed history. After all, it was a group of bears who discovered aspirin - and that is bear, not...

My Solofill adapter for Keurig brewers arrived today  - It is the eight hole "Octaflo System" model (missing the middle hole - a common manufacturing problem with these adapters). I will try it before deciding whether to convert to the "Octaflo-Plus...

Dried strawberries, notes of crushed rosemary, 61.5% cacao in the finish.I'm ambivalent about tasting notes. They're helpful for obvious commercial reasons. Whereas certain large-scale roasters may not be able to get away with anything more specific than "bold," a quality...

In a country where tea used to be so important that the afternoon High Tea has long been a tourist attraction, coffee is challenging the status quo. The coffee shop boom begun a few years ago continues to echo in...

/files/u3017/87_kenya.jpg" align="left" height="180" hspace="1" vspace="1" width="279" />Kenya has plenty to offer the traveler investigating historical colonial cities, discovering the beauty of Masai Mara, or trekking the winding paths of Mount Kenya. For the coffee enthusiast, the highlands and farmland surrounding...

In the true spirit of the season, a Tennessee barista has shared his expertise and specialty coffees with the homeless who spent the Christmas holiday at a Nashville shelter. Java Breeze, a coffee bar owned by a volunteer at the...

We’re a few days away from turning the page to 2011. As you practice writing the new date in your checkbooks, you might like to think of the new flavor trends predicted for the new year. At least, Comex, a...

There are quite a few ways that I make iced coffee, which I happen to think is delicious even in the middle of winter. The following is not my favorite method--might do a post on that later--but it can be...

With New Year’s Day only a week away, many of us are contemplating those yearly resolutions to do - or refrain from doing - a list of activities. If weight loss is one of your resolves, a recent study on...

Though you might have missed it, there was an important meeting in Nuremburg Germany last month which generated a lot of interest in food flavorings. Döhler, a large European food flavoring manufacturer, discussed a wide range of ways to add...

Not all caffeine is the same. A recent article on healthmad.com discussed the findings that it is cola drinking that is related to high blood pressure in women, not coffee drinking. The article dealt with two studies which involved about...

For years the Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) has been plaguing Hawaiian coffee farmers. The Kona farmers had noticed that the dry years brought on the worst borer damage and now they know why. Turns out that a fungus has been...

Martha Stewart coffee is now available on ROASTe.com!  We’ve just added Antica Tostatura Triestina  - normally called Antica Espresso – a very special coffee because it’s wood roasted with beechwood. Today, Tuesday, December 21, Martha will be featuring Antica’s new...

In a recent BBC article, the coffee break or not to break issue was shown to be a hot one with British office workers and bosses. Statistics of various aspects of office protocol dealing with taking a break from work...

Purchasing your coffee whole bean and fresh produces a superior cup of coffee, regardless of your favorite brewing method. The aromas and tastes will strike your senses and awaken you to a truly better world. However, when the last drop...

In a flurry of web articles several months ago, Burger King made the news with its decision to replace its popular Burger King coffee Douwe Egberts coffee with Seattle’s Best. The news is still being discussed online in comment forums,...

Economics is a complicated field of study as it is, but when you are less than subjective because you enjoy the subject being analyzed, it becomes more so. David Kestenbaum recently reported on the dilemma faced by Tim Harford, the...