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Wed Jul 29 01:27:11 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> asciilifeform there are plenty of small-batch gourmet roasters that sell online
Wed Jul 29 01:26:56 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> and nobody in bogota can ;)
Wed Jul 29 01:26:50 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> heh
Wed Jul 29 01:25:49 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> phun phact, you have to pay TransFair $0.10 for each coffee bag you print the "fair trade" logo on
Wed Jul 29 01:25:06 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> (sweet maria's often makes deals direct with farmers, bypassing "fair trade" and the requisite fee structure while also giving farmers more of the money for themselves)
Wed Jul 29 01:24:32 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> compare with most of central america, ethiopia, and others, where you can go to an actual farm and say "i want THESE beans" and receive said beans
Wed Jul 29 01:23:46 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> colombia: all coffee sold through government ("juan valdez"), always blended to produce well-rounded, nice, but uninteresting cups
Wed Jul 29 01:23:03 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> kenya, for example: all coffee is sold through government auction, where the beans are sorted not by quality, original, processing method, etc but by SIZE.
Wed Jul 29 01:22:42 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> this is done different ways in different places.
Wed Jul 29 01:22:35 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> precisely so
Wed Jul 29 01:22:29 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> ah, yep.
Wed Jul 29 01:22:13 UTC 2015 <phf> nubbins`: i always thought blends are like multigrain breads, a way to have a brand separate from the product, so you can easily substitute your sources
Wed Jul 29 01:20:19 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> Yirga Cheffe is hands-down my favourite coffee origin
Wed Jul 29 01:20:05 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> ^ a great place to start if you're curious
Wed Jul 29 01:19:27 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> if you like your beans dark
Wed Jul 29 01:19:18 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> asciilifeform a roast takes ~6 minutes in a popper
Wed Jul 29 01:19:10 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> heh
Wed Jul 29 01:19:04 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> later, i re-wired a breadmaking machine and heatgun combo into a roaster
Wed Jul 29 01:18:48 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> low volume tho. 1/4cup at a time.