A current class action lawsuit claims that 20 million pounds of coffee fake labeled “Kona'' is being sold on the world market. In a David v. Goliath clash five small Kona Coffee farmers, Bruce Corker, Colehour Bondera, Melanie Bondera, Robert Smith and Cecelia Smith, have sued Costco, Amazon, Hawaiian Isles, Cost Plus, Boyer’s, L & K Coffee, Copper Moon, Cameron’s, Gold Coffee, Coffee Inc,, …
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Getting to Ripe Coffee at Hula Daddy Kona Coffee by Karen Paterson
During the first harvest on the Hula Daddy Kona Coffee coffee farm we noticed that the pickers were picking green, yellow, red, purple, brown and black coffee fruit. When we asked our manager why the pickers were picking fruit that was under and over-ripe we were told everyone did it and that the pulping process would remove the bad fruit. When we went to the coffee mill we found fruit from other …
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Which Coffee Filter is Best for Hula Daddy Kona Coffee? by Karen Paterson
My grandmother used a coffee percolator with a metal filter to brew coffee for my grandfather. She didn't choose the filter, that was the way the coffee pot came. The coffee was black, bitter and made your hair stand on end. But it kept my grandfather working the farm until he was 86. Today, if my grandmother went to the store, she would have to choose between a steel filter, gold filter, plastic …
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Kona Coffee Farmers at a Crossroad by karen Paterson
The Kona coffee industry is at a crossroad. One road is the traditional path where Kona coffee farmers maintain the status quo until they are driven out of business by higher costs and foreign competition. The other path is the creation of top quality coffee grown in a renowned tourist destination. …
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Twenty-five Steps to Creating Premium 100% Kona Coffee by Karen Paterson
Ten years ago we began the Hula Daddy Kona Coffee farm in Kona, Hawaii. When we started, we followed traditional Kona Coffee planting, harvesting and processing methods. Our coffee was good but we felt that there had to be something more we could do to create premium Kona Coffee. We asked various experts in Kona what we could do to create a great tasting Kona Coffee. Most of the answers were …
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