Costa Rica: A Return to Origins

This blog will capture the experiences and learnings of our TWELVE Canadian participants.
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Introducing a new Origin Experience program

Last February, the first group of Starbucks partners traveled to Costa Rica to take part in the pilot Origin trip. Less than a year later, another twelve Canadian partners have been awarded the same opportunity to visit, learn, harvest and truly experience life at our farms in Costa Rica. Follow along and learn from their daily adventures. Through this powerful first-hand experience, partners will be better able to understand and articulate ethical sourcing practices, quality standards and relationship with farmers. It will also help us create a network of passionate advocates to inspire customers and other partners, as well as serve as coffee leaders.


Tuesday, February 2, 2010


Check out the view at breakfast. We could get used to this. We are off to a coffee tasting and education session before we board the bus to Tres Rios, Bella Vista. Our Bella Vista coffee was served last night at dinner and it is just as delicious as I remembered. Marie
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2 comments:

  1. UnionvilleFebruary 2, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    Beautiful!
    -Nicole 4265

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  2. Jamie McMurrayFebruary 2, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Great pics...share more. What do the coffee trees smell like? Does the aroma change during the day? Have you tasted any coffee cherries as yet?
    Share more please....
    Jamie at 3999

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