Sim – eh cocada boa. It’s good to be back in Brazil, especially given the humidity in Austin. I was dying of hunger on the bus to Santos when the bus stopped to pick up someone and I heard “cocada 2 reais.” So much better than the C-Store offerings on trips to Houston and [...]
We have been carrying the Daterra Pearl Reserve for years now, and it is one of our most popular coffees (and one of my favorites). I have had the good fortune to visit the farm near Patrocinio, Minas Gerais on numerous occasions, meeting with Carlos, Head of Quality Control, and Luis Norberto Pascoal, the owner [...]
Lisi arrived in Acatenango, Guatemala last night where she will be working for one month with a coffee community. She will be posting photos and updates here throughout her trip. Casa Brasil is proud to be working on this program established by Coffee Kids and ADESPA. Here is the link to more [...]
If I told you that I went to New Orleans to sell coffee and ended up on BB King’s tour bus, would you believe me? I wouldn’t either – thus the photo. How did that happen? Well, one answer is that when I was a kid I spent two weeks in Rio de Janeiro where [...]
Visit Luis Adauto, Brazilian Coffee Producer of the Year in 2007, and he may just start digging. Besides being one of the pioneers of Fair-trade coffee in Brazil, Luis Adauto and his family also produce award-winning coffee. He is proud that wherever he digs on his farm, you find life. The worms are in some [...]
