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Vournas Coffee Photo Gallery

Oaxaca Mexico Coffee Farmers

Andrew Vournas with Dave Day in Oaxaca, Mexico

Longberry Coffee Varietals in Sumatra Wahana Estate

Shade Grown Coffee Trees in Sumatra

Double Picked Sumatra Mandheling Sustainable Coffee

Specialty Coffee Cherries in Sumatra Wahana Estate

Sumatra Wahana Longberry Coffee Varietals

Oaxaca, Mexico Specialty Coffee Wet Mill

Sustainable Coffee Saplings Oaxaca, Mexico

Coffee Farmers in Oaxaca, Mexico with Coffee Saplings

Andrew and Dave Day with Ixtepec Coffee Farmers

Grove of Coffee Trees and The Mountains of Chiapas Mexico

Coffee Drying Patios Chiapas Mexico

Coffee Trees Along Farm Access Road Chiapas Mexico

Coffee Farm Access Road Lined with Coffee Trees, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Finca Las Pavas Coffee Farm

Arabica Coffee Trees, Costa Rica

Costa Rica El Tigre Coffee Trees

Coffee Trees and Walking Trail, El Tigre Farm, Costa Rica

Costa Rican Arabica Coffee Trees

Andrew and Zach with Costa Rican Coffee Farmers

Fermentation Tank At A Costa Rican Coffee Mill

Holding Pond at Costa Rican Coffee Farm

Aerial Photo of The Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea

Bag of Handpicked Papua New Guinea Coffee Cherries

Papua New Guinea Access Roads, Muddy Impasse

PNG Coffee Farmer and Her Child Holding Flowers

Tarps for Sun Dried Coffee in Papua New Guinea

Steve and Andrew in Papua New Guinea

PNG Tribesman

El Salvador Coffee Trees & Blossoms

El Salvador Coffee Trees and Visitor

Pacas Coffee Trees in El Salvador

Closeup of Red Coffee Cherries in El Salvador

Basket of Coffee Cherries, El Salvador

Baskets of Ripened and Unripened Coffee Cherries in El Salvador

Colombia Bucaramanga San Gil Coffee Farm

Colombia Huila Finca La Esperanza Coffee Cherries

Colombia Shade Grown Coffee, Bucaramanga

Colombia Supremo Bucaramanga San Gil Coffee Saplings

Colombia Supremo Bucaramanga San Gil Wash Station

Colombia Supremo Bucaramanga San Gil Coffee Trees

Natural Shade Canopy, Coffee Saplings, Guatemala

View of Guatemalan Volcano Peak and Coffee Trees

Green Unripened Coffee Cherries in Guatemala

Atitlan Volcano, Guatemala

Shade Grown Coffee, Guatemala

Coffee Saplings on a Guatemala Coffee Farm

Coffee Wash Plant Honduras

Grove of Coffee Trees in Siguatepeque Honduras

Honduras Coffee Cherry

Ripe and Unripened Coffee Cherries in Honduras

Honduras Coffee Farm Wash Station

Coffee Farm Dirt Road in Azabache, Honduras

Coffee Growing Hillsides in Siguatepeque, Honduras

Honduras Café Tío Juan

Honduras Cafe Tio Juan Raised Bed and Coffee Cherries

Vournas Coffee Trading with Papua New Guinea Coffee Farmers

Green Coffee Drying Beds Eastern Highlands

Papua New Guinea Coffee Mill Operator

Kingdom Growers Coop Farmer with Coffee Cherries

Kingdom Growers IG Pile of Red Coffee Cherries

Papua New Guinea Organic Green Coffee Dry Mill

VCT & Coop Growers in Papua New Guinea

Environmentally Friendly Coffee Sapling Nursery in Papua New Guinea

Female Coffee Farmers Misozi Hingakawa Womens Coffee Coop Rwanda

Female Coffee Farmer Picking Cherries for The Rwanda Hingakawa Coop

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Rwanda Hingakawa Womens Coop Watermarked

Fair Trade Organic Colombia, Sierra Nevada

Sumatra Wahana Estate Indonesia Specialty Coffee Cherries

Rows of Young Arabica Coffee Saplings Guatemala Coffee Farm

Rows of Vetiver Grass Oaxaca Mexico

Coffee Farm, Tarrazzu, Costa Rica

Coffee Producing Hillsides of Siguatepeque Honduras

Oaxaca Mexico Coffee Saplings

Shade Grown Coffee Trees Papua New Guinea

Female Coffee Farmer and Family Oaxaca Mexico

Colombia Supremo Bucramanga El Gato Shade Grown Coffee Trees Santander Department

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Female Coffee Farmer, Papua New Guinea

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Costa Rica, Day 3: Thrilled to be attending this year’s @Sintercafe.cr annual coffee + community forum. Established in 1987 #Sintercafe unites our industry’s professionals from all corners of the globe to strengthen farm-to-cup commerce. This year, VCT is one of over 500 attendees here to offer expertise and insight with a focus on relationship building, shared experiences and friendship.

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Day 2 Costa Rica #sourcetrip in #Tarrazu: driving through the six valleys we’re reminded of just how difficult (and STEEP) the terrain actually is to pick and cultivate coffee. ULTIMATE respect to the pickers and farmers!

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Day 1 Costa Rica #sourcetrip: we stopped by Hacienda Sonora in Central Valley, where we saw how #coffeegrowing + processing that is done with utmost care, attention to detail and love produces an exceptionally high quality cup. The landscape here is just stunning! @SonoraCoffee #coffeelife

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A great big thank you to all of our incredible #veterans who have served this great country. For your dedication and selfless bravery, we salute you! #Wewillneverforget #USA 🇺🇸

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On any given day hundreds of pallets of #VournasCoffeeTrading coffee are sent from our warehouses to roasteries across the country. Our new article, "Freight Friendly Coffee Shipment" explains how to avoid problematic delays and offers some insight into our famed, industry-leading customer support & shipping logistics. Check it out 📦👉 vournascoffee.com/freight-friendly-coffee-shipment

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(Boo!!) Happy Halloween everyone!! 👻🎃

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We've just received an extremely limited stock of 100% cage-free, Wild Gayo Sumatra #KopiLuwak. For those searching for the rarest of exotic cups, this is a humanely sourced, cage-free, wild ‘#Civetcoffee’ from Aceh’s Gayo Regency. It cups herbal and nutty with notes of black tea, chocolate, slight tobacco, a nice spiciness and lemony-citrus sweetness.

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Back in 2011, a devastating bout of #coffeerust (or #laroya) wiped out 70% of Oaxaca's coffee tree production, affecting 3.2 million Oaxacan families. Beginning in 2014 @GrowersFirst launched a plan of action, removing damaged trees and replanting 1 million healthy trees in 18 villages throughout a span of two years. In 2015 Vournas Coffee Trading proudly assisted in this process.

5 years later, we are absolutely THRILLED to see the incredible results. Each tree that was planted is now expected to produce over a pound of coffee. With their trees again bearing fruit and thanks to the #GrowersFirst initiative, the lives millions of Oaxacan farmers and their families have been stabilized and their economic status substantially improved.

A BIG congratulations is due to everyone at Growers First!! Because of your direct action, Oaxacan coffee producers can continue to provide for future generations, while the whole world can continue to enjoy their excellent coffees. 👏👏👏 #coffeecommunity #givingback

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Whether a coffee is washed or dry processed, they all require hands-on attention to detail when it comes to sun drying. Green coffee in this state (also called parchment) is either raked, tilled or turned to evenly dry it as a whole. Some producers use large patios like this one, but others opt for raised beds or covered silos. In remote locations, even a simple arrangement of tarps will do the trick!

Check out our article on washed and natural process #coffeeproduction to learn more 👉 vournascoffee.com/washed-vs-natural-process-coffees

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Producing high quality coffee involves a great number of variables, and the critical decision of how to best separate the coffee bean from its surrounding fruited cherry is at the heart of this discussion. Our article on washed vs natural process coffees provides a short breakdown on how these two key methods differ. 👉 vournascoffee.com/washed-vs-natural-process-coffees

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Vetiver grass can be a natural and powerful tool for #growingcoffee. Vetiver root systems can travel an incredible 13’ underground, giving growers a #sustainable + vital tool that prevents runoff and erosion while naturally protecting local groundwater.

This is just one way that sustainability can have an impact on the growing process. For more on how we support #sustainablefarming and economic and social sustainability for coffee growers, visit vournascoffee.com/sustainability

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Happy #InternationalCoffeeDay from the hard working growers and mill operators of #TeamVournas in Papua New Guinea!! #coffeevibes 👍☕

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Ethiopian lovers rejoice! We have two excellent natural process offerings for you: Harrar Abebe Natural + Yirgacheffe Aster Natural. The Harrar has a classic, winey hint of blueberry w/ a medium body, while the Yirgacheffe cups with notes of tart cherry, sweet tangerine and a medium body 👉 Full details at vournascoffee.com

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Our washed Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Melaku and Kochere Zahra are both floral and clean, but that’s where the similarities end. On one hand we have the Melaku (meaning “Angel”) with notes of jasmine and hints of clove. On the other, the Zahra (meaning “White Flower”) has notes of tart lemon and red apple. Can’t decide? Feel free to contact our trading staff for a recommendation. Full details are at vournascoffee.com

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#Pourover techniques require marrying extraction time, water temp, grind, and ratio of coffee to water - the perfect expression of a handcrafted coffee. What’s your origin of choice for your #dailycoffee?

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Today we are honored to announce @VournasCoffeeTrading President & CEO, Andrew Vournas has been nominated to serve a two year term as Executive Vice President of the @PacificCoastCoffeeAssn, followed by another two years as PCCA President.

This year the PCCA celebrates the 88th anniversary of its founding and its mission to serve the interests of every coffee industry professional, through partnerships built on personal friendship, mutual respect, unification and collaboration. A BIG thank you to all of PCCA membership! It is truly an honor and a privilege to receive this commendation. Congratulations Andrew!! Time and again your outstanding leadership and friendship has proven you the exemplary coffee industry devotee that you are, and we are so very proud. 💪🏆

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Did you know Honduras is the #6 top coffee producer worldwide? By volume it’s also #1 in Central America! As importers, the people and our relationships are everything, and we are so thankful for the skilled community of growers in the @CultivadoresdelReino cooperative that supply us and our roasters.
In the last 15 years, Kingdom Growers (and Honduras as a whole) have greatly improved their output, quality and sustainable practices— in the cup, the proof is there. 📷 @KingdomGrowers

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Stack those pallets, we’ve got a fresh crop of Honduras Kingdom Growers direct from Montecillos ready to go! This is a washed SHG offering and one of our marquis coffees. Call or email us today to reserve some for your next order! 📷 @KingdomGrowers

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All hands on deck! Getting coffee from the remote Eastern Highlands of #PapuaNewGuinea is no easy task. The work is difficult, weather is often a factor and trust must be earned. That is why we have been committed to uniting with PNG growers for well over 15 years.

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Kitamu, meaning “sweet” in Swahili, is the name given to our newest #TanzaniaPeaberry Microlot. There’s a delicious, complex acidity, citrusy notes and a balanced, dark chocolate-like body. This one’s an East Coast only offering so apologies to all you West-Coasters, but we had to show it off!!