Articles by Mike Ferguson

Articles by Mike Ferguson

Colombia Dulima: Colombian Coffee from the Home of the Snow Queen and Adolescent Soil

Colombian coffee is considered to be some of highest quality coffee in the world. Known for its mellow acidity, subtle sweetness, and nutty undertones, …

8 October 2025
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India, Where Coffee Came of Age

A Short Retelling of an Old Story An hour before you need to leave for the airport, there is a …

25 September 2025
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Kenyan Coffee, Gifts from the Owner of Snow

Mt. Kenya was a ghost ship on the horizon, its existence only rumoured among Europeans for decades. The Embu people, who have long lived on the southeastern slopes and always built their homes with the door facing the peaks, call God on the mountain “the owner of snow.”

22 May 2025
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Women and Coffee at Cafe Delas: Empowering Women Farmers in Brazil

Café Delas was created to help women farmers access the resources, knowledge, and voice they need to grow their operations …

14 March 2025
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A Brief History of the Price of Coffee

One green coffee trader, called to testify before the New York State Assembly in 1976, openly dismissed the questions he was asked as a "joke," saying the committee lacked a basic understanding of commodities markets.

5 February 2025
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Green Coffee Storage

The need to move into a larger space should be driven by the need to increase your roasting, packing, and shipping capacity, not green coffee storage. 

5 February 2025
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The Future of Coffee

The notion that a coffee farmer produces coffee the same way their great great grandfather did may seem romantic, but the reality of climate change makes it unsustainable.

5 February 2025
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