For paid subscribers: From the preposterous tech startup that wanted to roast coffee in space to espresso on the International Space Station, there’s a lot of coffee up there.
Many people visit cafes during the workday—but for those who work nights, good coffee remains woefully scarce. Now, one enterprising Australian is trying to change that.
Ethiopian coffee is becoming ever more popular in China, and Ethiopian exporters are looking to take advantage.
Australia’s much-vaunted coffee industry is suffering under the strains of inflation and the worldwide cost-of-living crisis. This is causing many cafes to close (while, predictably, blaming rising wages).
Researchers in Hawaii have found that cultural control-focused management—field sanitation, frequent harvesting, and strip-picking with relatively little applied pesticide—is more effective against the coffee berry borer than simply spraying the plants with pesticides. Bonus: higher net profits.
Plus there’s lots more union happenings. Read the full roundup over at Fresh Cup Magazine:
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