EPISODE THREE
Felipe Croce (Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza) grew up on his family’s coffee farm in Brazil. We talk to Felipe about the complexities of organic coffee farming, the misconceptions of Brazilian coffee, how shifting to organic practices hasn’t paid off for Brazilian coffee farmers yet, and what he’s doing to bring the farm to roasting partners in the face of the global pandemic.
SHOW NOTES
Ben makes mention of three specialty coffee roasters: Oddly Correct, Blue Bottle and Passenger Coffee.
Read more about the Croce family’s history with coffee and Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza here.
This is the reference Ben made about organic farms being “messy”.
Felipe makes mention of the late Erna Knutsen, coffee’s feminist pioneer. Read more about Erna here.
Felipe mentions three specialty coffee roasters: Stumptown, Intelligentsia and Counter Culture Coffee.
Visit VIF Wine bar in Seattle.
SCAE is the Specialty Coffee Association Expo.
Here’s a helpful resource on what terroir is and how it relates to your cup of coffee.
Here are a few places where you can find a bag of FAF Brazil coffees in North America:
Linea Caffe – West Coast
Blue Bottle – West Coast
1000 Faces Coffee – Southeast
City of Saints – East Coast
Want to get in contact with Felipe?
Visit FAF’s website
Follow @fafcoffees and @felipecroce on Instagram
Send an email to felipecroce@fafcoffees.com
SHOW CREDITS
Hosts: Ben Carlson and Abby Fabre
Producer: Tommy Fabre
Executive Producer: Robyn-Leigh van Laren
Cover art: Abby Fabre
Imagery: Felipe Croce
