Coffee

[SweetSweetRain]

Try Emmerich Grosch at Captain Cook Trading Co. (808) 323-2411. eginc@hawaiiantel.net

Also check out the KCFA Coffee Expo on January 29. http://www.konacoffeefarmers.org/2010Expo.pdf

[jade]

Thanks.

I just found this link: http://captaincooktrading.com/

Jade

[asly]

I'm glad to see this thread resurface. I'm interested in trying to grow our own coffee, especially since it is a considerable budget item of ours. Is anyone using some of the smaller equipment? Can you provide feedback. Are there any options for co-oping on equipment usage?

Also for those interested, The 2nd annual KA'U COFFEE FESTIVAL is May 1 & 2, Sat. and Sunday

Enjoy the day! Ann

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http://crazypineappledream.blogspot.com

[Wao nahele kane]

"Does anyone have any ideas why coffee isn't grown commercially to any extent in East Hawaii?"
Long before I found I was allergic to coffee I followed facts about the industry.
As per why there isn't much commercial grown coffee in most other regions of Hawaii is a matter of the price the coffee can fetch. Coffee grown in Kona is a world wide award winning favorite hands down and get's a good price per pound effectively allowing it to be shipped with a good profit. It's used as a flavor tempering bean in many mixtures from around the world. The flavor is responsible for this and that flavor comes from the relative virgin nutrient rich lava soils. East Hawaii in the Puna District has plenty of areas that can provide equally nutrient rich lava soils and if the coffees were entered into tasting events... they might become just as desired as Kona coffees are.
Most other regions of Hawaii are too dry or have dirt soils effectively lacking the nutrient rich soils necessary to provide the robust aroma but mellow flavor of the Kona grown coffees.

Long and Short... the folks growing in Puna need to get their coffees out to the tasting events. If they set up a Puna coffee growers association and began there by doing tasting events in that manner and took the finest of these coffees to the world tasting events, they may get on the fine coffee growers map and fetch the prices necessary to ship and make a good profit.

Here's the history for Puna, Kau, etc:
http://www.hawaii-county.com/bigislandag/coffee.html

E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.

[jade]

Thanks for the link. That was an interesting article.

I have emailed them re: the coffee huller. I haven't heard back from anyone yet. I will post how much they are asking in-case someone else is interested.

Jade

[jade]

coffee huller hand crank and it goes for $275.00

[asly]

I've lost track a little. Is that the hand held coffee huller through Captain Cook Trading Jade?

Enjoy the day! Ann

Back to blogging at
http://crazypineappledream.blogspot.com

[jade]

Yes. I emailed the guy in the UK and he said to email Capt. Cook.
They have two different ones:
One is made in Brazil which is the mini coffee huller hand crank and it goes for $275.00 ( right now we are waiting for the shipment to come in )
The other is made in England is called Bukoa African huller this one is hand crank also and goes for $685.00 ( This one we have available right now )

[Wao nahele kane]

Jade,
What are you doing for your dryers?

E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.

[Devany]

I have no idea where you are getting your information, I know a lot of coffee growers in the Hilo area. Hamakua too. IN fact my favorite coffees are locally grown in the Hilo area. One is grown, dried and roasted a few blocks from my house.

[quote]Originally posted by Wao nahele kane

"Does anyone have any ideas why coffee isn't grown commercially to any extent in East Hawaii?"


Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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