News articles tagged with 'nursery'
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From Small Beginnings
I can still remember my first meeting with the farmers of Tri Karya quite vividly. We met them under the lean-to of a ramshackle little roadside shop a few miles past Bedugul. The rain was pouring down outside and I watched as Santosa made the customary small talk that precedes any “business meeting” in Bali. With some ceremony, they handed over a small plastic bag containing the most motley assortment of green beans I’ve ever seen. With my best poker face I said I would take it back to Australia for further assessment.
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Do Good, Feel Good
Well, this was supposed to be a story about a little coffee nursery in the Highlands of Bali, but a few different events have conspired to convince me to take a slight left turn. Bear with me; it’s still a coffee story at heart, just one with a slightly philosophical detour!
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Coffee Story At Gitgit
This edition’s guest writer is Komang Sukarsana. Komang helps us with our coffee projects in Bali and was a key driver of the nursery project at Tri Karya. He has made a dramatic improvement with his English over the last 12 months. What he lacks in technique, he makes up for with enthusiasm — enjoy!!