Travels on Planet Earth - A blog
Coffee and café culture has reached unprecedented popularity in the Western world and coffee drinkers tend to be passionate about their beverage of choice. Given the level of emotional commitment, it’s not surprising that coffee drinkers would also be increasingly concerned with the welfare of the farmers, as shown by the rising prominence of schemes [...]
By Caitlin Fitzsimmons There are few places on earth more steeped in myth and romance than Kilimanjaro. In ancient times, the tribes living on the volcanic slopes below told stories of demons and evil spirits guarding fabulous treasure. One tale has an ancient chief Mawenzi sending his younger brother Kibo, both the names of two [...]
By Caitlin Fitzsimmons Many hundreds of years ago the fearsome warriors of Uganda chewed on the coffee bean before going into battle. Coffee grew wild in the thick rainforest that blanketed the lands north of Lake Victoria and chewing the bean was believed to confer strength and invincibility. Today coffee is no less important for [...]
Starbucks has been pilloried in the press today for scuppering Ethiopia’s attempt to trademark the names of some of its most famous coffee beans – Sidamo, Harar and Yirgacheffee. This article in The Guardian tries to push all the buttons, contrasting the dire of poverty of Ethiopian coffee farmers with the earnings of Starbucks (the [...]
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