Caravela's Coffee Talks

Coffee Talk with Taya Brown: Using Science and Agronomy to Empower Coffee Communities

November 24, 2021 Caravela Coffee Season 1 Episode 7
Caravela's Coffee Talks
Coffee Talk with Taya Brown: Using Science and Agronomy to Empower Coffee Communities
Show Notes

In this new episode of Caravela Coffee Talks, we speak with Taya Brown, founder of the Del Fuego Project. Taya is a researcher, agronomist, and Ph.D. in Horticulture. She combines her interest and passion for organic food systems and her coffee experience while working directly with small-scale farmers in Guatemala. She shares how a scientific approach, agronomy, access to information, and cupping can help develop communities while empowering farmers to have more ownership and participation in coffee studies, specialty coffee markets, and as coffee consumers.