#79: Farm First: Lalo Perez on Long-Term Coffee Health

Making Coffee with Lucia Solis

Making Coffee with Lucia Solis
#79: Farm First: Lalo Perez on Long-Term Coffee Health
Apr 06, 2026 Season 7 Episode 79
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Ikaria Coffee (Lalo's farm + roasted coffee)

Biofilia (agronomic consultancy)

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Episode Artwork #79: Farm First: Lalo Perez on Long-Term Coffee Health 1:39:48 Episode Artwork #78: What Is Specialty Coffee? And Who Gets To Define It? 44:41 Episode Artwork #77: The Most Challenging Harvest We've Had 30:49 Episode Artwork #76: How Commercial Microbes Threaten The Coffee Industry 1:16:03 Episode Artwork #75: Getting Great Water for Coffee 1:13:39 Episode Artwork #74: Supply Chain Reflections: Consulting Insights from Farm to Roaster w/ Luke Waite 1:10:54 Episode Artwork #73: Cultivating Identity: A Life Forged by Migration and Fermentation 1:04:30 Episode Artwork #72: Planning Your First Coffee Fermentation Trials? Start Here. 42:33 Episode Artwork #71: How to De-Funkify Your Naturals and Get Them to Dry Faster. 1:00:20 Episode Artwork #70: What do coffee cascara and rose wine have in common? Roasted coffee labels, batching your cherries over multiple days 44:26 Episode Artwork #69: Whole Coffee Cherry Fermentations—The Multiple Paradoxes of Naturals 48:22 Episode Artwork #68: Fermentation vs. Germination: A Look at The Seed From The Inside, Out 36:59 Episode Artwork #67: Addressing Climate Collapse & Coffee Labor in Brazil with Ana Luiza of Fazenda Mió 1:00:19 Episode Artwork #66: Winemaker Tools for Coffee Producers: Sugar & Acid Additions, Co-Fermentation w/ Fruit 1:06:18 Episode Artwork #65: To Blend or Not to Blend? Wine Vintages, and Harvest Update. 37:48 Episode Artwork #64: What Kind of Coffee Lover am I? How Much am I Willing to Pay for a Cup of Coffee? 35:02 Episode Artwork #63: Terroir For Busy People 37:14 Episode Artwork #62: The Commercial Yeast vs Wild Microbes Debate w/ Pranoy of Kerehaklu 1:36:06 Episode Artwork #61: Coffee Fermentation Review with Ashley Rodriguez of Boss Barista 52:19 Episode Artwork #60: Thermoshock, Where Does Citrus Flavor Come From & How To Find Your Fermentation Soulmate 49:17 Episode Artwork #59: What's Altitude Got To Do With It? Microbes & Meters Above Sea Level 41:29 Episode Artwork #58: Direct Trade & Other Misleading Labels w/ Natali from Nachteulen Coffee 49:21 Episode Artwork #57: Will Frith Solves Terroir & Other Lessons From Vietnam 1:01:25 Episode Artwork #56: Finding Work/Life Balance as a Coffee Producer w/ Pranoy Thipaiah from Kerehaklu in India 1:17:47 Episode Artwork #55: Coffee Waste, A Feminine Approach, & Confident Processing–With Rani Mayasari 50:34