Field Notes
The first man to grow coffee
The first episode of Coffee Grounds is a despatch from the village of Yerakanagadde, nestled in the Biligirirangana Hills in southern Karnataka. It is part of a small cluster of resettled communities...
The first man to grow coffee
The first episode of Coffee Grounds is a despatch from the village of Yerakanagadde, nestled in the Biligirirangana Hills in southern Karnataka. It is part of a small cluster of resettled communities...
Why monitor bird diversity?
Soundscapes | 15.03.2024 Pulling off events in a small roastery demands ambition! It also requires much thought and a heart to host a tight-knit, attentive audience. We’re more than grateful...
Why monitor bird diversity?
Soundscapes | 15.03.2024 Pulling off events in a small roastery demands ambition! It also requires much thought and a heart to host a tight-knit, attentive audience. We’re more than grateful...
This bag is food for soil bacteria
The planet is at risk of being submerged by plastic. At Black Baza, over the years, we have taken hundreds of tiny actions to conserve biodiversity on coffee farms. We...
This bag is food for soil bacteria
The planet is at risk of being submerged by plastic. At Black Baza, over the years, we have taken hundreds of tiny actions to conserve biodiversity on coffee farms. We...
Notes from the Field
Did you know that… Globally, there are more than 1500 species of pepper (under the genus Piper)? Of these, 600 are found in Southeast Asia, and 21 species are found...
Notes from the Field
Did you know that… Globally, there are more than 1500 species of pepper (under the genus Piper)? Of these, 600 are found in Southeast Asia, and 21 species are found...
A Decade in Coffee
Hello! You don’t usually hear from me in first person but here I am — having completed ten long/short years in coffee. For context, I started my PhD research in...
A Decade in Coffee
Hello! You don’t usually hear from me in first person but here I am — having completed ten long/short years in coffee. For context, I started my PhD research in...
A Coffee Story from the Central Himalayas
Chicu Lokgariwar faces the lockdown in the Himalayas that includes a minor tussle over coffee with a mouse. Read on…
A Coffee Story from the Central Himalayas
Chicu Lokgariwar faces the lockdown in the Himalayas that includes a minor tussle over coffee with a mouse. Read on…