http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/tags/specialtycoffee/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:32:45 -0700 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:32:45 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/109/buddyicons/44191775@N00.jpg?1159137646#44191775@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/tags/specialtycoffee/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359899395/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359899395/" title="Alaska, 11,000ft above sea level."><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3447/3359899395_e6b33230b2_m.jpg" width="240" height="144" alt="Alaska, 11,000ft above sea level." /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:32:45 -0700 2009-03-07T19:03:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359899395 Alaska, 11,000ft above sea level. jakeliefer travel mountains coffee rural springbreak economics fairtrade sierramadre huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip guatemalalandscape coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360732104/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360732104/" title="Ripe Cherries"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3639/3360732104_4485ae2855_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ripe Cherries" /></a></p> <p>This is what picked coffee cherries should look like, a nice deep red.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:37:52 -0700 2009-03-10T13:37:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360732104 Ripe Cherries <p>This is what picked coffee cherries should look like, a nice deep red.</p> jakeliefer travel plants coffee cherries springbreak valley economics fairtrade lavega ripe coffeetree huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege harvestseason directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct microlot beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360733902/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360733902/" title="Balancing"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3459/3360733902_96f9ceef27_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Balancing" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:38:30 -0700 2009-03-10T17:36:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360733902 Balancing jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359899771/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359899771/" title="Kids at church"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3653/3359899771_77d74820d6_m.jpg" width="240" height="146" alt="Kids at church" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:32:53 -0700 2009-03-08T17:35:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359899771 Kids at church jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359913735/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359913735/" title="La Vega"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3572/3359913735_8f8b4a65d4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="La Vega" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:37:56 -0700 2009-03-10T13:44:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359913735 La Vega jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan valley economics fairtrade lavega huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct microlot beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360719260/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360719260/" title="Rima"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3659/3360719260_50232b9c4d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Rima" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:33:08 -0700 2009-03-08T17:59:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360719260 Rima jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359903143/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359903143/" title="View from the mountains"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3600/3359903143_ab6b18fcb0_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="View from the mountains" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:34:06 -0700 2009-03-09T15:13:58-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359903143 View from the mountains jakeliefer travel mountains coffee rural springbreak economics fairtrade sierramadre huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip guatemalalandscape coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360726788/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360726788/" title="Ghetto Pourover"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3466/3360726788_e6ba0f9339_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ghetto Pourover" /></a></p> <p>Our attempt to brew up some more of the delicious Ethiopian from The Coffee Collective using a coathanger, gravy bowl, and teapot.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:58 -0700 2009-03-12T16:48:02-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360726788 Ghetto Pourover <p>Our attempt to brew up some more of the delicious Ethiopian from The Coffee Collective using a coathanger, gravy bowl, and teapot.</p> jakeliefer travel coffee springbreak economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360730358/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360730358/" title="With the pickers"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3042/3360730358_e2c8157b31_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="With the pickers" /></a></p> <p>The pickers arrived back from harvesting one of the days. This is them waiting at the top of the wet mill, enjoying time to relax and make fun of my beard.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:37:17 -0700 2009-03-09T17:40:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360730358 With the pickers <p>The pickers arrived back from harvesting one of the days. This is them waiting at the top of the wet mill, enjoying time to relax and make fun of my beard.</p> jakeliefer travel coffee springbreak economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359909075/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359909075/" title="Dry Mill Visit: More Cherries"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3614/3359909075_9844a33cf6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Dry Mill Visit: More Cherries" /></a></p> <p>Since it's the harvest season, the dry mill is running at full capacity with beans upon beans getting ready to be milled, bagged, and exported.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:36:19 -0700 2009-03-12T17:55:42-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359909075 Dry Mill Visit: More Cherries <p>Since it's the harvest season, the dry mill is running at full capacity with beans upon beans getting ready to be milled, bagged, and exported.</p> jakeliefer travel coffee industrial springbreak processing economics fairtrade export huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez exporting specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege drymill directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360723208/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360723208/" title="Ripe Cherries"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3554/3360723208_9f106acb59_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ripe Cherries" /></a></p> <p>They've begun to ferment on the patio, you can see they've begun to get slimy on the outside. This batch is a mix of yellow and red Bourbon.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:34:36 -0700 2009-03-10T18:50:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360723208 Ripe Cherries <p>They've begun to ferment on the patio, you can see they've begun to get slimy on the outside. This batch is a mix of yellow and red Bourbon.</p> jakeliefer travel plants coffee cherries flavor experiment springbreak economics fairtrade ripe coffeetree naturals huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege harvestseason directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip naturalprocessing coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360732996/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360732996/" title="Gallo!"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3549/3360732996_3a03d50f55_m.jpg" width="240" height="122" alt="Gallo!" /></a></p> <p>This rooster eats the underripe beans so you don't have to.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:38:10 -0700 2009-03-10T14:11:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360732996 Gallo! <p>This rooster eats the underripe beans so you don't have to.</p> jakeliefer travel plants coffee cherries springbreak valley economics fairtrade lavega ripe coffeetree huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege harvestseason directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct microlot beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359910543/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359910543/" title="Inside"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3439/3359910543_c5e48b9932_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Inside" /></a></p> <p>Looking inside to one of the many beautiful spaces in Antigua</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:36:50 -0700 2009-03-13T18:50:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359910543 Inside <p>Looking inside to one of the many beautiful spaces in Antigua</p> jakeliefer travel coffee springbreak economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359901897/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359901897/" title="Adobe barn"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3450/3359901897_6095331849_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Adobe barn" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:33:38 -0700 2009-03-09T11:26:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359901897 Adobe barn jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359905863/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3359905863/" title="Epic"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3626/3359905863_10e5d500ac_m.jpg" width="240" height="155" alt="Epic" /></a></p> <p>A tree at one of our reststops on the way back to Huehue.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:07 -0700 2009-03-11T15:46:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3359905863 Epic <p>A tree at one of our reststops on the way back to Huehue.</p> jakeliefer travel mountains coffee rural springbreak economics fairtrade sierramadre huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip guatemalalandscape coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360722292/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360722292/" title="Edwin at a spring"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3626/3360722292_24a26ae1d1_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Edwin at a spring" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:34:16 -0700 2009-03-09T15:28:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360722292 Edwin at a spring jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360726240/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360726240/" title="Zaculeu"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3460/3360726240_f64de14794_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Zaculeu" /></a></p> <p>From our visit to Zaculeu, ancient Mayan ruins dating from pre-invasion time.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:44 -0700 2009-03-12T14:02:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360726240 Zaculeu <p>From our visit to Zaculeu, ancient Mayan ruins dating from pre-invasion time.</p> jakeliefer travel coffee springbreak economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360726502/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360726502/" title="Chad at Zaculeu"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3602/3360726502_37c0838a75_m.jpg" width="240" height="143" alt="Chad at Zaculeu" /></a></p> <p>From our visit to Zaculeu, ancient Mayan ruins dating from pre-invasion time.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:51 -0700 2009-03-12T14:04:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360726502 Chad at Zaculeu <p>From our visit to Zaculeu, ancient Mayan ruins dating from pre-invasion time.</p> jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360723604/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360723604/" title=""><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3561/3360723604_6598840abd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="" /></a></p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:34:44 -0700 2009-03-11T10:48:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360723604 jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan economics fairtrade huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360731146/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jakeliefer/">jakeliefer</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeliefer/3360731146/" title="La Vega"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3547/3360731146_bed1420c43_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="La Vega" /></a></p> <p>In exchange for living on FVH's land, this man and his wife have fertilized the plants by hand at the La Vega microlot for many years. From what I understand, he's around 90 years old now.</p> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:37:33 -0700 2009-03-10T13:22:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (jakeliefer) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/3360731146 La Vega <p>In exchange for living on FVH's land, this man and his wife have fertilized the plants by hand at the La Vega microlot for many years. From what I understand, he's around 90 years old now.</p> jakeliefer travel people coffee springbreak mayan valley economics fairtrade lavega huehuetenango alternativespringbreak coffeeprocessing eddiemartinez specialtycoffee fvh genevacollege directtrade fincavistahermosa edwinmartinez bfct microlot beaverfallscoffeetea coffeepicking beaverfallscoffeeandtea bfcat roastertrip coffeecherriesguatemala http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en