Finally my shipment of Nicaragua Segovia is finally in ! I’ve had many a customer asking for these for months. Shade grown, Certified organic and Fair Trade. These beans are grown in the Segovia region of Nicaragua by members of the PRODECOOP, a cooperative of over 2000 families. This is gooood clean coffee with medium body and sweet finish – hints of chocolate and cherry.
PRODECOOP was established in 1993 to promote organic farming techniques, integrated systems of production, conservation of natural resources and …

Simply put, Cupping is to Coffee what Wine Tasting is to Wine. Tasting and how we describe taste is the way to approach “coffee cupping” – It’s not as easy the first time – it can be hard to describe coffee..most people will  describe coffee in terms of smell or if you will aroma. It’s usually the first thing they will say when describing coffee – ask someone !” It smells soooooo goooood ! ” or for others -  ” I hate the smell of coffee!! ” – You may …

Thanks to the efforts of Bill and Marianne Swann, volunteer coordinators for this year’s Xterra Atlantic Cup event,  athletes were well hydrated, stayed on course  and  remained  at ease about leaving their high dollar equipment in the transition area !
Bill  and Marianne have been instrumental in the trail maintenance and development aspect of mountain biking in Richmond for years . .   This year with members of a new club they formed , Richmond Adventure Sports and Racing (ASR) “Swannee”  led his team of hard worker bees into the trails to …