In this episode, Josh and Felipe chat about experimentation with
thorough research and testing, the importance of focusing on processing best-practices, challenging trends and working with local coffee growing
communities to share knowledge and improve coffee quality.

Timestamps:

2:10 – Felipe’s Background

3:45 – Innovations in PHP at La Palma
y El Tucan

7:56 – Benefits of Experimentation

10:23 – Education that Would Have Been
Valuable

11:27 – Recommendations for
Experimenting with Fermentations

14:09 – The “pH Clarity Project”

20:12 – Using Processing to Create
Sustainable Coffee Communities

23:54 – Advice for Other Producers

25:27- Valuable Experiences with the
“Barista Exchange Program”

27:31 – Managing Risk as a Producer

28:42 – Challenging Both the Status
Quo and New Trends

30:57 – Wrap-Up

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Learn more about CQI’s Post-Harvest Processing
program: Post-Harvest
Processing (coffeeinstitute.org)

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Stay up to date with what’s happening at CQI: News (coffeeinstitute.org)

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Follow La
Palma y El Tucán on Instagram: @lapalmayeltucan

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Visit www.lapalmayeltucan.com

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