Costa Rica: A Return to Origins

This blog will capture the experiences and learnings of our TWELVE Canadian participants.
Check back daily for updates and new postings.


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.


Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Costa Rica quick check in

It is the end of day 2 and the 12 of us have got our hands dirty picking and absorbing coffee cherries, and our minds filled with learnings on C.A.F.E. practices, Fairtrade, and Earthwatch.
The coffee farmers have a competency for growing coffee like we have for growing people. Yesterday we spent time at well known coffee farm Bella Vista F.W. , today at Coopetarrazu, and Cooperative de Dota which is also Rain Forest Certified. More tomorrow....the 12 Canadians!
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