India is a truly unique country when it comes to coffee. Not only are they leading the world in shade-grown cultivation, they are also home to a process called monsooning. Monsoon Malabar is the name of a coffee that has went through a weathering process during the monsoon season months of May through September. It […]
Our common cause for April & May is the Himachal Project: Growing Coffee in the Foothills of the Himalayas. We’ll be working with partners in Mussoorie, India to build a greenhouse that will incubate coffee plants to distribute to farmers. We’re excited about growing coffee in India for many reasons: its unique profile & origin, economic benefits, […]
This February & March we were proud to partner with feedONE, a Convoy of Hope initiative. Mother Teresa once said, “If you can’t feed a hundred, then just feed one.” feedONE has taken her words to heart and feed children in Tanzania, South Africa, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Honduras, Kenya, Haiti, Guatemala, Ethiopia and El Salvador. Solutions to […]
Though Human Trafficking Awareness Month is coming to a close, we wanted to share with you our common cause for January and tell you a little of where you coffee dollars went this month. We’ve been honored to work with Deepika Vocational Center and Home of Hope in India for the past few years as […]
Eurasia Coffee & Tea is joining forces with Global AIDS Partnership this December to address the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. On December 1st, World AIDS Day, we came together for a Candlelight Vigil on Commercial Street in Springfield to remember the 39 million people whose lives have been cut short by HIV/AIDS and pray for the […]
The origins of the French Press are a bit hard to trace back, but it seems to have originated in Italy, or it could have been France. We aren’t really sure. The design in it’s simplest form started as a cheesecloth or metal screen attached to a rod and plunged down into a pot of […]