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Finca El Yalu wonderful coffee farm in the highlands of Guatemala, producing one of the best coffees in this country year after year. Landmark of an amazing cup, its character shows true Guatemalan Coffee characteristics that only bare more complexity as we undertake this off-season walk through its many spectacular views. Amidst blackberry plantations and cow fields, one wishes to anchor here for a while.
Οι Ιεραπόστολοι και οι ταξιδιώτες, έμποροι και άποικοι συνέχιζαν ανά τα χρόνια να μεταφέρουν τους σπόρους του καφέ σε νέους τόπους με αποτέλεσμα τα καφεόδεντρα να αρχίσουν να καλλιεργούνται σε όλο τον κόσμο. Δημιουργήθηκαν φυτείες σε τροπικά δάση και σε άγριες βουνοπλαγιές. Μερικές καλλιέργειες άνθησαν, άλλες δεν τα κατάφεραν. Μέσα από όλες αυτές τις προσπάθειες πολλοί πλούτισαν και άλλοι ατύχησαν, νέα κράτη δημιουργήθηκαν κυριολεκτικά βασισμένα στην νέα πανίσχυρη οικονομία της παγκόσμιας αγοράς του καφέ. Μέχρι το τέλος του 18ου αιώνα η αγορά του καφέ ήταν μια από τις πιο κερδοφόρες που είχε γνωρίσει ο τότε γνωστός κόσμος και μέχρι σήμερα παραμένει βασικός κορμός της παγκόσμιας οικονομίας.
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Finca El Yalu wonderful coffee farm in the highlands of Guatemala, producing one of the best coffees in this country year after year. Landmark of an amazing cup, its character shows true Guatemalan Coffee characteristics that only bare more complexity as we undertake this off-season walk through its many spectacular views. Amidst blackberry plantations and cow fields, one wishes to anchor here for a while.
Πριν πολλά χρόνια, άγνωστο πότε ακριβώς, ένας μαθητής του Σεΐχη Abou'l Hasan Schadheli του οποίου το όνομα ήταν απλά Ομάρ κάποτε είχε εξοριστεί από την Μόκα σε μια σπηλιά στην έρημο κοντά στο Ουσάμπ. Ο Ομάρ είχε χάσει τις δυνάμεις του από την πείνα μέχρι που ανακάλυψε στο σπήλαιο ένα δέντρο με κάτι άγνωστους τότε καρπούς. Τους δοκίμασε και του φάνηκαν πικροί, οπότε τους έψησε μήπως μπορούσε να τους φάει έτσι. Οι καρποί όμως σκλήρυναν και δεν τρωγόντουσαν. Οπότε προσπάθησε να τους βράσει. Με το που το έκανε αυτό, ένας ζωμός αρωματικός δημιουργήθηκε τον οποίο και ο Ομάρ κατανάλωσε. Ο ζωμός αυτός τον γέμισε με ενέργεια και γύρισε στην Μόκα με το θαυματουργό ποτό του όπου τον κάνανε άγιο. Έτσι έγινε η πρώτη ζεστή κούπα καφέ!
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From bottom right: "Lucky Bamboo", Coffee Tree, Christmas Cactus in soil, Silk Jasmine, Christmas Cactus in hydroculture, snake plant in hydroculture.
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Finca El Yalu wonderful coffee farm in the highlands of Guatemala, producing one of the best coffees in this country year after year. Landmark of an amazing cup, its character shows true Guatemalan Coffee characteristics that only bare more complexity as we undertake this off-season walk through its many spectacular views. Amidst blackberry plantations and cow fields, one wishes to anchor here for a while.
Coffee on the Blackall Range.
The success which has attended the cultivation of coffee at the Buderim Mountain has at different times induced selectors on the Blackall Range to start the industry in a small way, and these experiments have shown that the soil and climate in certain localities in the district are eminently suitable to the coffee plant.
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The Queenslander, 12 March 1898
When you look around any metropolitan Queensland town or city, where are the people gathered? In modern Queensland, from the smaller towns through to our major cities, the focal point of our communal culture has become the café.
Many of our thriving suburbs and hubs are now defined by their coffee culture, with many using it to complement the office-worker dynamic or the creative boho lifestyle they have become known for over the years. Some have even cited that coffee culture has overtaken beer in terms of community building in Queensland’s metropolitan areas – with coffee consumption climbing and compared to beer’s continued decline.
But where did it all begin?
The Beginnings
Where did our love affair with this bittersweet gentrification fuel start? Dr Emma Felton of the Queensland University of Technology provided us with some answers.
According to several sources, the first recorded growth of coffee in Australia was in 1832 in Kangaroo Point, in Brisbane, a city with a subtropical climate. It is thought that coffee arrived with the First Fleet when it stopped in Brazil to pick up provisions. By the late 1880s, coffee growing had spread along the east coast of Australia from plantations in northern NSW to the tablelands of North Queensland and Mareeba specifically, as demand for the bean had grown. Government botanists planted coffee, coconuts, and other crops while exploring the state of Queensland. Australia’s coffee supply success was short-lived however and coffee production went into serious decline during the Great Depression in the 1920s, and by 1926 the industry had all but vanished. The high costs associated with labour and transportation across such a large continent were no competition for cheaper imported coffee. The inability to compete with the lower prices of other countries is still a problem for Australian coffee farmers today.
Coffee made another appearance in the 19th century, this time spearheaded by the Temperance Movement during the 1880s. The movement promoted moderation or abstinence of alcohol and initiated the establishment of “Coffee Palaces” grand hotels and buildings where no alcohol, just coffee, would be served. Coffee Palaces, built during an economic boom period in Australia's colonial history, utilised an elaborate High Victorian architectural style, often with rich ornamentation and intricate detail.
Augmenting Culture
Brisbane suburbs West End and New Farm have long been associated with Greek and Italian culture respectively and have over time developed quite the reputation for hubs of local coffee culture. Dr Felton helped better clarify this influence as well;
Italian and Greek immigrants brought coffee to the country on a broad scale, arriving largely post-World War Two, when the Australian government introduced an immigration scheme to assist in Australia’s defence and development. Settling in inner-cities across the country, immigrants established a range of small businesses including cafes, clubs and services which catered for their interests.
While Australians had been drinking brewed coffee for decades in coffee palaces and at street stalls, it was the large-scale importation of the Italian made espresso coffee machines during the 1950s, that heralded the transformation of coffee culture.
Gentrifying Force
There is a school of thought that a key gentrifying force for any city/culture is how and where the populace occupies themselves when coming together away from the home or workplace. In the case of a number of areas of Brisbane and other cities throughout Queensland, this has increasingly been where coffee and café culture have come into play.
During the mid-1990s, a series of developments in coffee gradually saw a more complex product evolve, with a focus on artisanal methods and a range of brewing techniques. A new breed of cafe entrepreneurs drawing on the traditions of Italian and Greek immigrants, experimented with espresso coffee—from roasting to brewing—producing the variety and types of brews available today. Whether this occurred in tandem with other coffee entrepreneurs in other countries is hard to say but, somewhere along the way, the flat white became synonymous with Australian coffee. The arrival of what has become known as specialty coffee is supported by a population with a strong preference of independent cafes. About eighty-five per cent of Australia’s 14,500 cafes are independently owned.
While it may not be a ‘vital’ crop, it has been noted as one of the pioneer industries of Queensland’s north (by certain politicians and groups). In short, our European influences have become equal parts commercial cornerstone and communal norm – with people of all ages and creeds gathering around for a fresh roast morning, noon and night.
Our metropolitan centres thrive on it and our rural areas take it as it is without too much fuss, but here we are. So, for now, put a pot on and enjoy.
Thank you to Dr Emma Felton for her contributions. Your research helped provide an insightful underpinning for our journey through local coffee history.
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The Gymnocladus dioicus, or the Kenucky Coffeetree, is one of many trees documented around the University of Maryland campus. This tree in particular can be found outside of Cecil Hall, the image being taken on Sunday, October 14th, 2018. Though the tree may seem like a glorified plant with a plaque to the average student, it actually is part of a way bigger movement which is part of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
SDG number 15B discusses life on land and the arboretum on campus is an example of one of the goals to "mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management" ("Life on Land"). One of the markers for this goal is the development of incentives for regions to implement conservation and management programs. That's where the UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden comes into play. According to their website, the program actually began as a land grant ("History"), meaning the university is allotted a certain amount of public land if they manage and maintain the life and biodiversity on it, allowing the university to develop on the land within the arboretum guidelines.
The arboretum plays a crucial role in the ecology of campus, as ecologists can monitor and record any changes of the various species located on campus and observe how changes may impact the ecosystem dynamics. When forest management is used in an area, data at the individual level can be collected over long spans of time. That data can then be compared to the other individuals to look at the species population over time. Variables like weather patterns, organism interaction, or construction impact can be looked at to determine what may contribute to changes.
The main ecological focus of this sustainable development goal is limiting the damaging effects that the Anthropocene has on local and global forest habitats. Not only does forest management maintain or even improve the biodiversity of plant species, but it can help reduce the effects of climate change. This is because forests are considered to be carbon sinks, capable of soaking up the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. However, new reports express concern over the status of forest carbon sinks, adding the human activities reduce their effectiveness, but with proper management and conservation they have plenty of potential (Aton). Hence, SDG15 is exceptionally important to improving the quality of life on land by conserving the natural ecosystem while also contributing to ecological research.
Citations:
Aton, Adam. “Surprisingly, Tropical Forests Are Not a Carbon Sink.” Scientific American, 29 Sept. 2017, www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprisingly-tropical-....
“History.” UMD Arboretum & Botanical Garden, arboretum.umd.edu/about-us/history.
“Life on Land” United Nations, United Nations, sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg15
Finca El Yalu wonderful coffee farm in the highlands of Guatemala, producing one of the best coffees in this country year after year. Landmark of an amazing cup, its character shows true Guatemalan Coffee characteristics that only bare more complexity as we undertake this off-season walk through its many spectacular views. Amidst blackberry plantations and cow fields, one wishes to anchor here for a while.
This is a coffee tree leaf. Backlight with a flash and SOOC.
Since this was shot at f32, you can see a few sensor dust specs. Yikes, better do some cleaning. :)
Parc, Montréal-Est, Québec.
Les feuilles et les fruits contiennent des saponines et des alcaloïdes qui les rendent toxiques pour
les insectes et les autres animaux, incluant les humains.
Au Canada, le Chicot févier détient le statut d’espèce menacée.
•Le Chicot févier possède les plus grandes feuilles parmi les espèces d’arbres indigènes au Canada, mesurant jusqu’à 90 cm de longueur.
•Le nom «chicot» viendrait du fait que ses feuilles apparaissent très tardivement alors que les autres espèces sont en pleine feuillaison, ce qui lui donne l’apparence d’un arbre mort.
•Le bois, de couleur brunâtre, est utilisé en ébénisterie et en menuiserie.
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A card with my favorite Penny Black Snowfamily stamp.
I gave the kids some hot cocoa in a cup ;o)
The tree is a die-cut from Michael Strong on which I stamped a big Coffee stamp from Stampendous...so it is a COFFEE Christmas tree.
Thank you for having a look here and for the nice comments you leave behind on my cards.
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Finca El Yalu wonderful coffee farm in the highlands of Guatemala, producing one of the best coffees in this country year after year. Landmark of an amazing cup, its character shows true Guatemalan Coffee characteristics that only bare more complexity as we undertake this off-season walk through its many spectacular views. Amidst blackberry plantations and cow fields, one wishes to anchor here for a while.