Organic Coffee Bean

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Q: How can I get FAST financing from an investor for the importation of "green organic coffee" grower direct !
Currently have an opportunity to import Green (raw) Organic coffee beans directly from a small group of growers in Chiapas MX, this type of coffee is currently the most sought after by wholesaler's & rosters. need FAST initial funding to establish the require import/export companies and contractualy agree the growers to yield as much of the winter crop as possible (depending on the financing...) tremendous return on your investment need to react quickly.

A: Apply for a business loan from your bank.

Q: where can i order Trader Joe's organic Ethiopian coffee beans online?
This guy that works for our company brings cans of Trader Joe's Organic, shade grown, medium dark roast, Ethiopian coffee beans to work. We would like to order them online so that he doesn't have to keep on buying them for us and bringing them to work. Anybody know how we can order them? There isn't a Trader Joe's for about 60mi. i already tried traderjoes.com...they don't sell them there...our office is to small to go through the hastle with negotiating delivery arrangements, any other ideas?

A: Actually, the Trader Joe's website does not offer online ordering. :( I wonder if the next time he goes to the store he can work out some kind of delivery with them (depending on how big your office is maybe)?

Q: What's the best temperature to roast coffee beans in my oven?
I got these bulk organic coffee beans but they only came in medium roast. What's the best temperature to roast them darker in my oven, and should I use the broiler setting or not? How can I tell when they have a nice deep roast without getting all burned? Starbucks for example would be a bit too burned for me.

A: I bought green coffee beans and they told me to roast them at 400 degrees. It worked, but smoked up my kitchen like crazy, activated the fire alarm...made for a really bad sunday morning! I later found that I could put a single layer in a skillet over medium heat and just heat them gently while moving them around a little, I have a gas range, so it was fast and worked well with way less smoke. You could also skip the roasting and try grinding them really fine to make the flavour stronger.

Q: Should coffee beans be wet in the bag?
I was shopping for organic coffee beans last night, and in one brand I found, the beans were wet inside the (clear) bag. Is this normal? They had several varieties and they were all slightly wet. I have read about wet processing, but could not find anything about them remaining wet after packaging.

A: What looks like wet could be oil if they are a very dark roast. But wet processing should not leave moisture in the bag.

Q: what is the current u.s. market value for 1 pound of top quality organic green coffee beans?
this product is shade grown, sun dried, second pick, high grown strictly hard beans

A: GREEN Yemen Mocha Mattari $7.55/lb GREEN Yauco Selecto $9.45/lb GREEN Tanzanian Peaberry $4.85/lb GREEN Sumatra Gayoland Organic Fair Trade $5.35/lb GREEN Organic Mexican H/G Chiapas $4.35/lb GREEN Organic Honduran SHG Marcaia Ep $4.66/lb GREEN Organic Fair Trade Mexican H/G Chiapas $4.72/lb GREEN Organic Fair Trade Ethiopian Yirgacheffe $5.02/lb ...and many more on this website...

Q: Are coffee grinds edible?
Hello, I have some organic coffee beans that I bought from Costco earlier in the week, they have a very fresh aroma to them. I was wondering if I can forego brewing coffee in a coffeemaker and just grind the coffee, pour hot water and then, after drinking the coffee, eat the grinds at the bottom of the cup? Thanks, Av

A: Of course you can. Turkish coffee is very similar to what you're talking about, but it is very finely ground and people who drink it usually don't drink it to the bottom, but you certainly can. And, as mentioned prior here, chocolate covered coffee beans are a very popular treat. Coffee grounds are also often used in baking to add taste and crunch.

Q: Is all coffee organic?
I am currently trying to decide which brand of coffee to go with for my coffee shop. I want something that will set me apart from the market. I found a brand that is organic and carbon free. I would like this to be a unique selling point, but don't want to use it as one if most coffees qualify as this too. Any additional suggestions for picking a bean would be welcomed as would useful websites. Some coffee, is in fact, organic.

A: What are you talking about? Coffee is not organic.

Q: How many calories in coffee?
I have coffee made from whole organic beans straight from a coffee maker. A bit of frothy skim milk on top and thats it. How many calories in one cup?

A: There are usually no more than 2 calories in a cup of coffee. Awesome, huh? So the only calories you need to worry about are those from the skim milk!

Q: Organic Free Trade Shade Grown Coffee?
I am looking for a coffee company, that has their beans in stores that are regularly available, safeway/qfc/new seasons/wild oats/ etc. I would like this coffee to be Organic, Free Trade (meaning no slave labor) and shade grown, so that they do not support deforestation. Does anybody know of a place? Thanks

A: Certified Organic Kona coffee would fit that description. You can find it in some specialty coffee shops, but that doesn't help you. Sorry. Most Kona coffee is not shade grown because we don't have to shade the trees. We have a volcanic haze that surrounds the higher altitudes that serves as a natural UV filter. Since it was volcanic soil with little growing on it there was no deforestation. It is free trade as you can get... we go to the farm and deal directly with the grower. The typical coffee farm in Kona is between 10 and 12 acres and family owned an operated.

Q: Good place 4 great tasting fresh quality ground espresso in/near Berkeley? My prefered taste= Coffee Bean.?
Starbucks is way too bland, Pete's is too strong...I'm somewhere in the middle. Too bad Coffee Bean is in SF :( I'm looking for something in the east bay...the closer to Berkeley the better. Also- if organic really makes a difference, I'm all for it. If you know of any cafes, shops, or supermarkets where I can get my 1lb ground espresso whenever I run out, I'd really appreciate it :) Thx!

A: Talk to Peets about their strengths. Their selection has all strengths. Maybe you're using too much coffee. I think their mildest is at the bottom of their price list. I like Major Dickinson, it's about in "the middle". Go to their shop on Vine, a couple blocks up from Shattuck. That's the original store and they are very knowledgable.

Q: Does anyone know the company that makes coffee from beans that aren't coffee beans?
A couple of years ago my sister bought me a bag of what I thought was coffee. After reading the label I saw that it was meant to be brewed like coffee but it wasn't made from coffee beans. It was made from an organic bean from an exotic country. Since it wasn't made from a coffee bean it was completely caffeine free and tasted just like coffee. Great coffee as a matter of fact. I'm pretty sure I saw the Fair Trade logo on the bag. I meant to keep the bag but it is gone. I would like to order more and support the Fair Trade Community, but I can't remember the name of the manufacturer.

A: Barley. http://www.oskri.com/catalog.php?id=112

Q: Does Starbucks "spike" their coffee? Add extra caffeine?
Do they treat it chemically, or add caffeine, or something? I have two containers of the same type of coffee - one's Starbucks, and the other is another brand made by a company that boasts about being "organic" and "natural." The coffee beans look the same, same type, same darkness of roast, etc., and smell SIMILAR but the Starbucks container has a "sharper" odor. I know from brewing coffee from both that the Starbucks batch IS stronger, has more caffeine. Do they spike their coffee? If so, why?

A: I'm positive that they do, and I think the reason is just plain competition. If someone NEEDS to have their coffee in the morning, and they like it strong, they'd go to Starbucks because they know that it'll give them the boost they need. I read an article a while ago that said that a study was done comparing a bunch of brand name coffees, including Starbucks, and they found that Starbucks coffee had sometimes three times more caffeine in it than a regular coffee. (Read the article here: http://www.slate.com/id/2107807/ )

Q: If you could have an organic scent imprinted on your skin forever, what would it be?
So no perfumes like CK1 but an organic item like jasmine, coffee bean, cocoa, evergreen, etc. Mine would be lavander.

A: ♥ ♥ choc chip cookie ♥ ♥

Q: Coffee chocies for brewing...?
I'm wondering what your favorite type of roast is and what you recommend for someone who is just starting to get into the grinding and brewing of coffee. As of a few days ago, I picked up some Organic Coffee co. Rainforest Blend whole bean and a grinder. I just had some of it this morning and it tasted very nice but I am wondering if there are any you think would be better or just a must have in general.

A: i was in the same position you were several months ago. I've found that coffee is a matter of personal taste. I, too, was in the search for the perfect blend, but there are literally hundreds to choose from. Some that I recommend are: Tim Horton's Gevalia mocca Java Starbucks Breakfast blend Or you can go to a specialty grocery store and they usually have coffee in bulk. It's about 8 dollars a pound. But you can get 2 dollars worth of a coffee to try if you want without getting a full 12 or 16 ounces. good luck.

Q: Are there some foods that while not "certified organic" are more often than not probably farmed organically?
One thing I learned when I worked in the coffee business, is that practically ALL high quality arabica coffee is farmed organically, even though very little of it is "certified". There are a couple of good reasons for this. First, arabica coffee is grown at altitudes where insect infestation is pretty much non-existant. Also, a huge percentage of this coffee comes from cooperatives who buy beans from very small family farmers. A large coffee conglomerate could certify its thousand acre plantation by going through the certification process only once. 200 five acre family farms would EACH have to go through the process seperately. So it would cost them 200 times as much per acre to certify; making it economically impossible. So, you're probably not at risk using coffee that isn't certified. What other agricultural products lend themselves to organic production so that ceritification is kind of a moot question? Is there a list somewhere of what crops are most risky?

A: There are plenty of farmers that have been farming and never had the certifications and until recently but have always embraced being organic, now in stores I'm seeing organic certified coffee when like you said it's harvested organic anyway there has been a big boom of organic products and everyone is trying to get in on it . Same thing with Trans fats and hydrogenated products, most of them never said anything until now that it has become a big deal. Organic food sales in the U.S. are increasing by about 20 percent a year and are expected to surpass $11 billion in 2002 and $20 billion in 2005.