Archive for the ‘Gourmet Coffee’ Category

I hope that everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July holiday where we celebrate the birth of the United States.  While we may have our problems and faults we are still the place that others in the world try to reach.  Which says alot for our country.

We also have a new look to our site we hope you like the visual improvements and look for more to come along in the month of July.

Sparky

There was a time in my life when we didn’t properly support our troops when politicals sent them into harms way on our behalf.  Luckily that time has passed and we now realize that it is our people in political office who send our young men and women into harms way, and it was not their choice to go.

This has brought back Memorial Day as a Essential Holiday to honor and remember those who served and those who didn’t survive serving our country when we sent them into harms way.

I have a personal interest in Memorial Day.  As a former Navy Medic who severed with the Marines as a combat medic, I am proud of the service I performed for my country when I was but a young man.  As a person I was greatly improved by my time as a service man.  I was taught not only that I was part of a TEAM of people and that as a TEAM we were far more effective than anyone of us were as individuals.  Yet as an INDIVIDUAL I could affect the effectiveness of the TEAM.  Regardless of being a sailor on board a ship, or as a Corpsman on duty with the Marines, its all about what are your talents that will not only save your life but that of others around you.  I was also taught leadership skills which carried me into a fairly successful life as a private business owner.

Nearly in my footsteps is my Daughter.  She too followed dad into the medical field.  First as a Certified Nurses Aid, and then as an EMT and now working in a hospital in the Intensive Care Unit.  She carries on with the service to others in her work, she is learning the leadership skills and also how to act on a situation before being told what to do.  Working in Emergency Medicine there are times where you must evaluate the situation and take appropriate action in order to save peoples lives.

But this was not about me, or my daughter, this is about ALL the service people who have served our country.  They all serve out of a desire to help the people of the US and to learn the kinds of things only the Military can teach you.

So to all our men and women who have served or are serving.  We Salute you this weekend and honor your dedication and desire to serve the people of the United States.   May those who are serving now return safely to their friends and family.  Those that have not and the families who have lost loved ones we send our heart felt condolences and hope that you understand They gave their life to protect yours and what we all believe in, Freedom.

THANK YOU SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN EVERYWHERE, EVERYAGE, EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR US… Without you who knows where we would be right now, it certainly wouldn’t be where we are today.

Enjoy the weekend and take a moment to remember those who serve.

Sparky

At the current rate temperatures are rising, there could be at least a 30 percent net loss in land suitable to farm coffee in Mexico and Central America by 2050 forcing many farmers to turn to different crops, said Peter Laderach, a lead researcher at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

Laderach, whose organization is based in Colombia, is leading a team of scientists who started studying 7,000 small farms in Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua in 2009 and has based his estimate on data collected so far.

The researchers map the farms with satellite positioning devices to collect data on altitude and crop production. That information is then cross-referenced with climate change models to track how different areas will be affected by hotter weather and changes in rainfall.

Greenhouse gas emissions could heat the earth’s surface by between 1-6 degrees Celsius over the next 100 years, according to the United Nations, forcing farmers of all kinds of crops to change habits.

Interesting research on the effects of Caffeine.

Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Niddk) determined that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (Hcv) who consumed more than 308 mg of caffeine daily had milder liver fibrosis. The daily amount of caffeine intake found to be beneficial is equivalent to 2.25 cups of regular coffee. Other sources of caffeine beyond coffee did not have the same therapeutic effect.

Details of this study are available in the January 2010 issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Dr. Apurva Modi, the lead author, and fellow researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases determined that for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus other sources of caffeine beyond coffee did not have the same therapeutic effect

Liver fibrosis, or scarring of the liver, is the second stage of liver disease, characterized by a degradation of liver function due to accumulated connective tissue.

From January 2006 to November 2008, all patients evaluated in the Liver Disease Branch of the National Institutes of Health were asked to complete a questionnaire to determine caffeine consumption. Questions were asked pertaining to: regular and diet soft drinks; regular and decaffeinated coffee; black, green, Chinese and herbal teas; cocoa and hot chocolate; caffeine-fortified drinks; chocolate candy; caffeine pills and medications with caffeine.

The study suggested that a beneficial effect requires caffeine consumption above a threshold of about 2 coffee-cup equivalents daily, but consumption of soda, green or black tea containing caffeine was not associated with reduced liver fibrosis.

Valentines Day will soon be upon us and what better a gift than that of great gourmet coffee.  Be it a blend, estate, decaf, or flavored coffee it’s a perfect gift.  With our portion packs they can be made as a perfect Valentines Day gifts for all your loved ones.  We can imprint your message on the bags so that people will see your special message and get a great pot of coffee to boot.

We are shipping coffee to Iraq with our “coffee for the troops” program.  A big thanks to all our customers without whose purchases we wouldn’t be able to make this possible.   I am sure, and hope to have some reports from the people getting the coffee very soon and will put up postings as soon as they come in.

So again, thanks to all our great customers we really appreciate your business and hope that the new year is treating you well.

Enjoy the Java!!!
Sparky

2009 is turning out to be a bumper year with the British Botanical gardens discovering 2 new wild coffee plants.

According to the BBC:

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Seven wild coffee species also feature on the list of new species, most of which were discovered in the mountains of northern Madagascar.

Two of the plants – Coffea ambongensis and Coffea boinensis – have the largest seeds of any coffee species, whose “beans” are more than twice the size of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica), the main species used in commercial coffee production.

“Coffee is the world’s second most traded commodity, after oil, with at least 25 million farming families dependent on its production for their livelihoods,” explained RBG Kew’s coffee expert Aaron Davis.

“Yet, we still have much to learn about its wild relatives.”

This is awesome as so much coffee is under cultivation to discover two new varieties will certainly change the future of Gourmet Coffee.

Sparky

At Coffee-n-Caffeine we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.  This is a special time of year for everyone young to old.  As the youngsters eagerly await the arrival of Santa the elders,  of which I am now one, wait to see the looks on the faces of the kids as they tear into their presents.

If you love Christmas as much as we do you know how special this time of year is.  Soon we will be entering a new year and I look forward to what the new year will bring.  For many this year has been very tough with the hard economy and many unemployed.  When I look around I feel blessed to know that we will continue to pump out great coffee for all our customers and thank all our customers for their purchases over the past year.

With that, we all Wish you a Merry Christmas.

Sparky

We are giving Free Gourmet Coffee to our Troops
in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Starting the First of November 2009 we started collecting pot packs so we can start sending Coffee To Our Troops.

For any of you have been in the military, one of the few things you can always count on is a cup of Coffee. The quality may not be what you would like, but it was coffee.  Having been in the military as a combat medic for the US Marines I frankly couldn’t think of anything better than to know i would be coming back to than a GREAT POT OF GOURMET COFFEE.   Talk about a moral boost to know that when you get back to the base you got a great pot of gourmet coffee to brew up and enjoy.

For every pound of coffee we sell we are sending a Pot Pack of coffee to our troops in Iraq or Afghanistan.  If your in favor of the war or not, we must support out troops. Our way here is to offer a free pot of our gourmet coffee getting directly into the hands of our troops for every pound of coffee that we sell.

We look forward to sending our coffee over to our men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan so that they have something special to look forward to, especially at this time of year.

Sparky

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving, may you travel safe, have lots of fun with family and friends and enjoy the day.

To all of our customers we thank you very much for your business and continued support.  We are here for you and wish to serve you only the finest gourmet coffee, flavored coffee, dark roasted coffee, fair trade coffee, organic coffees we can find.

In the next few months we are going to be adding some new coffees as they come in and meet with our approval.  When they do we will be making note of it here and adding them so look for new coffees coming soon.

Have a good cup

Sparky