In the Ethiopian highlands, where the legend of Kaldi, the goatherd, originated, coffee trees grow today as they have for centuries.
It is said that he discovered coffee after noticing that his goats, upon eating berries from a certain tree, became so spirited that they did not want to sleep at night….he reported his findings to the abbot of the local monastery who made a drink with the berries and discovered that it kept him alert for the long hours of evening prayer. Soon the abbot had shared his discovery with the other monks at the monastery… As word moved east and coffee reached the Arabian peninsula, it began a journey which would spread its reputation across the globe. http://www.ncausa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=68
“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
“Adventure in life is good; consistency in coffee even better.”
― Justina Chen, North of Beautiful
Coffee is the world’s most widely traded tropical agricultural commodity, accounting for exports worth an estimated US$ 15.4 billion in 2009/10, when some 93.4 million bags were shipped. – See more at: http://www.ico.org/trade_e.asp?section=About_Coffee#sthash.1e5KEHJF.dpuf
I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake. —Lewis Black
The retail value of the U.S. coffee market is estimated at $30-32 billion dollars, with specialty comprising
approximately a 37% volume share but nearly 50% value share.
40% of 18-24 year olds said they drink coffee daily, up from 31% in 2010 and on par with 2009’s 40%, while
54% of 25-39 year olds said they drink coffee daily, up from 44% in 2010 and on par with 2009’s 53%.**
58% of consumers aged 18+ drank coffee yesterday, compared with 56% in 2010, 59% in 2009, and 60%
in 2008.**
There are two primary types of coffee, Arabica and Robusta, and the vast majority of coffee used in the
specialty industry is of the Arabica type. http://www.scaa.org/PDF/resources/facts-and-figures.pdf
To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.—Hugh Jackman
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I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.—Ronald Reagan
Kopi luwak or civet coffee, refers to the seeds of coffee berries once they have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet ,,,The traditional method of collecting feces from wild civets has given way to intensive farming methods in which civets in battery cage systems are force fed the coffee beans. …Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago. .Kopi luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, selling for between US$100 and $600 per pound in 2010…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak
Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second. Edward Abbey