Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[willowridgefarm@iowatelecom.net]

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Liz,
Where do you find green coffee beans? What do you store them in?
Thanks for any help.
Enjoy the Day....where in Southern Iowa we are having 40 mile an hour
winds and blizzard conditions...yesterday it was 54 degrees...about 50
more days till Spring!
Cherie
Willow Ridge Farms
http://www.faktorwillowridge.com




At 01:08 PM 1/28/2008, you wrote:
>
>>Some spices and condiments, tea and coffee and
>>others items aren't ever going to be produced in our own area. No doubt
>>their prices are headed up. But they're used in very small quantities and
>>lose little in storage and shipping.
>
> For anyone who wants to play around with growing tea, it is possible
> across most of the US. In colder climates, you'll need to take the
> plants in during the winter, but the tropical states should do fine.
> Anywhere you can grow citrus, you should be able to grow tea (it's a
> camellia). I grew it in Florida without taking it in during the
> winter, and in Virginia Beach (took it in briefly during cold snaps).
> I don't have any now, but I'm thinking about starting another couple
> of pots. Pinetree Seeds has both seeds and plants, I believe.
>
> Coffee is more problematic, not so much because of climate problems
> but because it takes a long time to come to maturity and produce anything.
>
> I solved the coffee problem by buying a large amount of green coffee
> beans. They keep for several years at room temperature. I just roast
> up what I want, half a pound or so at a time. If you think freshly
> ground coffee tastes better than the other stuff, try freshly roasted
> coffee!
>
> Liz in SW VA
> http://life-as-a-spectator-sport.com
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