A bitter brew for coffee farmers

Growers struggle even as sales soar for gourmet beans
By Oakland Ross
Feature Writer

Maria Fiallos is not your average Nicaraguan coffee grower.

For one thing, she's making money, at a time when most Nicaraguan coffee growers — like most coffee growers all over the world — are losing their tattered and sweat-stained shirts.

For another thing, she doesn't live in Nicaragua. She lives in London, Ont., where she manages a small family-owned coffee-importing business called Aroma Nica.

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