Comments for CoffeeInAction: Road Trip 2008

Comment on Oh, the places we’ll go… by coffeeinaction

coffeeinaction — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:35:14 +0000

Thanks for the comment Umi! We look forward to heading north and finding out more about your local and community centered cafe.

Comment on Oh, the places we’ll go… by Janet

Janet — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:59:35 +0000

Fabulous idea! If you ever head north of the 49th parallel, come check out Umi Cafe in Ottawa at 610 Somerset St. E. There’s even couches for you upstairs to sleep in!
Stay cosy!

Comment on The Mission: by AndyS

AndyS — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:00:56 +0000

Love the global coffee header pic

Comment on Can’t spell it’s name – but this city was fun!! by debs

debs — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:37:10 +0000

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. ~Arthur Ashe
{{{peace}}}…debs

Comment on The Art of Espresso by yuknome

yuknome — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:55:06 +0000

I’ve got a Pavoni lever machine rigged up in my home. I was in a similar x-continent road trip this summer where I found my machine (Vancouver). I hauled it all the way back to NY where I refurbed it by hand, myself. Check out my adventure at travelographer.org.

I am now going to figure out how to heat the water renewably…probably with solar thermal, or solar electricity. My machine also accepts natural gas to heat the water…bio-mass maybe?

Comment on The Art of Espresso by ryan

ryan — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:42:30 +0000

As unfulfilled as this article has left Jason, I, on the other hand, am delighted. You see, I have recently acquired a manual hand-pump machine (nuova simonelli) and was asking exactly this question: How can I make this thing go using an alternative energy source? I am also seeking out info on the specs of this machine as it is quite old and a bit of a mystery to me. If anybody could post some useful info on this topic I would be thrilled! (engineers.?!?…)

Comment on The Art of Espresso by Izumi

Izumi — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:12:06 +0000

Well, that was helpful. Thanks.

Comment on A Coffee Who? by Mike

Mike — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:58:44 +0000

Holy Crazy Face!

Comment on Crawfish in the Roaster by Tim Groome

Tim Groome — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:14:56 +0000

Dude, I’m loving following your story. As a fellow roadtripper and coffee drinker, i’m relating quite a bit. Keep us posted! I think i’ll start to include more coffee drinking anecdotes in my blog (http://goingontheroad.wordpress.com/author/timgroom1983/).

keep the buzz…

Comment on Questions on Coffee: Open Forum by debs

debs — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:28:49 +0000

Here’s an relatively ignorant layman’s opinion… Nothing is more bitter than the taste of slave labor in any market. Taste is subjective just like these coffee competitions. People have been “voting” on the pedigree of everything from wines to figure skaters for ages. The backstory is usually accounted for subliminally.

I love bringing home my coffee and discussing with my child how “Bird Friendly symbiotically affects the present and future lives of farmers and the environment.

We love ignorance…it takes us off the hook. It kills our buzz. First efforts to increase social awareness are often criticized, but the debating process usually creates a better model for all concerned.

I think that we are a parched society when it comes to global connectiveness and responsibility. Drink the “good” stuff, and thanks to those that not only do things right, but the right things as well.

Peace and gratitude to you Sara, Melanie and contributers for the forum and information.