Oil Slick Coffee

Oil Slick Coffee

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Oil Slick Coffee episodes

  • [S5:E1] Articles Read: Organically Grown Coffee

    In this first installment for 2024, I dig a little deeper into certified organic coffees. Should the industry care about certified organic coffee? Should consumers care? What role or roles can organic coffee play in ethical consumption?

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    13 min
  • [S4:E18] OSC Updates November, 2023

    This episode gives a very brief re-cap of my journey through coffee from Virginia, to Singapore, to Indonesia then to Portland and where Oil Slick is headed next.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    22 min
  • [S4:E17] Articles Read: In Defense of Tastemakers

    How influential coffee companies can help develop markets for new products and stimulate consumption.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    15 min
  • [S4:E16] Articles Read: Local Consumption In Nigeria

    This episode compares a new program in Nigeria to a successful program from Colombia to develop local markets for coffee.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    6 min
  • [S4:E15] Articles Read: Local Consumption Wins in Brazil and Colombia

    This week I take a deeper dive into the economics of local consumption and how it might affect the local, specialty coffee industry. Graphs available at the episode homepage.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    15 min
  • [S4:E14] Articles Read: Increasing Local Consumption

    This episode kicks off a new series on local consumption of coffee and how that can be an important tool for improving the livelihoods of smallholder coffee producers.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    14 min
  • [S4:E12] Articles Read: Transitioning Coffee Farmers Out of Coffee

    In this episode I dive deeper into synthetic coffee and what impacts it might have on smallholder coffee producers who are already struggling in a challenging, globalized coffee industry.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    11 min
  • [S4:E11] Coffee News Report: High-end specialty coffees

    In this report, I discuss two articles that talk about the very high end of specialty coffee and how these unique coffees benefit the industry as a whole and producers in particular.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    7 min
  • [S4:E10] Articles Read: Improving Farmgate Coffee Prices

    This article was written in 2020 and was part of my development of the Central Dogma of Coffee. I was mainly addressing the argument that roasters take more than their fair share of profits from farmers, an assertion I feel is invalid.

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    My newest coffee is from Oaxaca, Mexico and it's a chocolate-bomb! Check it out: Shop.OilSlickCoffee.com/products/mexico-oaxaca

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    17 min

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Follow me as I dig into the coffee supply chain and explore what makes it work, where it could be changed, and to challenge the narrative when appropriate. Join me as I explore the industry and learn…