Researchers have witnessed incredible results after dumping 30 truckloads of coffee pulp, a waste product of the coffee industry, onto an area of degraded former farmland in Costa Rica. Marking out a control area of a similar size, they were astounded by the change over the next two years. Dr. Rebecca Cole, lead author of the…
Researchers Dump Tons of Coffee Waste Onto Degraded Land, 2 Years Later It’s Transformed
Around the World in a Coffee Cup
Coffee originated in the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, growing on trees as cherries with a precious bean-like seed in the middle. Legend has it that sometime in the middle of the 9th century, a goatherd discovered its get-up-and-go properties when his goats got-up-and-went after eating the cherries. But no one knows for sure, because he…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Mar. 5)
The February jobs report is out, and it’s way better than expected. Is the economy coming back? The U.S. sees an almost record high trade deficit. How serious is the problem? Will we have to pay more for coffee soon? Coffee roasters face higher costs, and some are considering passing it on to their customers.
NTD Business Full Broadcast (March 5)
The February jobs report is out, and it’s way better than expected. Is the economy coming back? The United States sees an almost record high trade deficit. How serious is the problem? Will we have to pay more for coffee soon? Coffee roasters face higher costs, and some are considering passing it on to their…
Columbian Builder Creates Homes Literally Made of Coffee, Saves the Day After Hurricane Iota
More and more, home builders are looking into eco-friendly alternatives to the standard way of building homes. One new type of home in Colombia is being made from an unlikely and Earth-friendly building material: coffee. But this doesn’t mean perfectly good coffee beans are going to waste; these homes incorporate coffee husks, a disposable byproduct…
Road Trip Fuel: Gas Station Coffee and Chocolate Muffins
In the middle of the night, partway through a cross-country drive, I unfolded myself from the driver’s seat at another random gas station. Someone special was waiting at the east end of Interstate 90, but the rig and I both needed fuel. Unleaded and Road Warrior Blend, respectively. As reliably as diesel hum at a…
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