Costa Rica’s Dream Coffee

Costa Rican coffee has changed, so give some a try. Changes in coffee production and an attempt to keep up with the growing market for coffee and gourmet coffee has caused some changes in the coffee coming out of this region.Because of the growning trend of small coffee mills, the variety of flavors coming from this region is even larger.

If you already love Costa Rica coffee, no doubt it’s for the extremely mild, some say perfect, coffee flavor. Very mild with no bitterness, a very balanced flavor that’s worst criticism has always been its steadiness.Critics have determined that coffee from this region is failrly bland.And some of the huge coffee-producing farms and mills did make an effort to produce a coffee that would please almost every coffee drinker.

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Consumers can make better choices than Fairtrade coffee

By: Alex Singleton
Telegraph Blogs (UK)

The Fairtrade scheme reached its high water mark last year. Yesterday brought the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight - the annual drum beating for Fairtrade products - but, so far, it has been a remarkably subdued affair.

The recession means that many consumers, worried about their jobs, are looking to make economies, and are less willing to pay attention to campaigns telling them to pay a more.

Meanwhile, the market is delivering higher prices on its own. Global prices for coffee, which declined from an average of $1.09 per pound in 1998 to just $0.48 in 2002, averaged $1.09 again this year. Productivity gains in some poor countries increased the supply of coffee on the market, and it took time for enough producers to switch out of coffee.

As a result, the Fairtrade scheme's aim of fighting low coffee prices for the minority of producers on its scheme seems rather irrelevant.

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Tell the world you are having great coffee!

Roasted to perfection

Our app roasters have a passion for serving up a great iPhone app experience. Coffee Buzz contains just the right features and looks great too.

The perfect blend...

With a distinctive unique blend of iPhone and social microblogging we've picked just the right mix of features to help you share the Coffee Buzz.

• Finds great places for coffee nearby using your iPhone's location awareness
• Shows recent Coffee Buzz drinkers & activity both nearby and everywhere
• Lets you share your favorite coffee hangouts with others around you
• Tweets your coffee drinking activity to your Twitter account
• Can automatically update your Twitter location

Tweet your Buzz

Coffee Buzz integrates with your Twitter account, there's no better way to add an additional comment sharing what's happenin' with the Twitter community. Coffee Buzz can also update your Twitter location so you can tell your friends you're in the neighborhood.

Add your Coffee Location

Coffee Buzz uses Google local business search to find coffee locations around you. If your Coffee shop isn't found you can add it yourself to Google.