The colourful animals in this jungle scene jump off the screen - but can you spot what s lurking in the foliage? The tricky puzzle challenges players to find ten Fairtrade coffee beans hidden in the greenery. Look past the leopards and snakes to see how many you can spot. Scroll down for the reveal There are ten coffee beans cunningly concealed within the colourful…
Ideally, beans should be planted in the final container, as they do not like being transplanted, either that, or you can plant them in peat pots and then when the seedlings are ready, plant the entire peat pot in the final spot [make sure the top rim is slightly (1/4 inch) below soil level, or it will wick away water from around the seedling], whereupon the peat…
Take a trip to Ethiopia, Brazil or Costa Rica and you may walk past plants that look like this. At first, you might think delicious, red ripe berries or grapes are hanging from the plant’s branches. But take a closer look—those plentiful, seemingly bursting berries are not what they may seem. As a matter of fact, those are coffee beans! Many people picture coffee…
Caffeine levels in coffee can vary dramatically by the type of bean and how much it’s roasted. Even different beans taken from the same bush can have different amounts of caffeine. The way coffee is prepared will also affect how much of the bean s caffeine winds up in your cup. Two species of plants make up almost all the commercially produced coffee beans in…
Should I buy whole coffee beans or ground coffee beans? A question we get on almost every Roasterie factory tour! The Roasterie answer is whole beans, whole beans, whole beans! Whole beans are more flavorful and produce that “fresh” quality everyone looks for in a delicious cup of coffee. Ground beans, on the other hand, tend to lose the fragrance we’re looking…
Green Coffee Beans are actually the seeds from the fruit of Coffee Trees Fresh coffee beans are green when removed from the fruit of the tree. It is the roasting process that changes them from green beans to the various shades of brown, depending on your roast preference. So in the industry, Green Coffee simply means unroasted coffee beans (that are ready for…
The earthy, fresh aroma of coffee comes from roasted and brewed coffee beans. This popular hot or cold drink gives you high amounts of stimulating caffeine, a healthy dose of antioxidants and smaller amounts of other nutrients. Drinking coffee has been linked to benefits such as reducing the risk of diabetes and improving brain health. However, these nutritional…
