As part of their new eco-living series Green Resources and Sustainable Practices (G.R.a.S.P.), Busboys & Poets in Shirlington, VA, will screen the 2006 documentary Black Gold Wednesday, May 6, at 7 p.m.
The documentary chronicles Ethiopian coffee farmers struggling to overcome the hard realities of the international coffee trade. Counter Culture Coffee’s own Sustainability & Producer Relations Manager Kim Elena Bullock will lead a discussion after the screening.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information and directions, please see the Busboys & Poets events calendar.
Counter Culture is honored to host Nelson Melo and Liliana Pabón, owner-operators of Finca Las Acacias—one of the pioneering organic coffee farms behind our La Golondrina project—for a series of special meet-the-producer events next week in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Nelson, who has been farming since he graduated from college in 1984, is the co-founder and elected president of the 68-member Organic Producer’s Association of Cauca. At each event, Nelson and Liliana will give a presentation and lead a discussion about their life as farmers, organic agriculture, La Golondrina, microlots, and more!
6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 25
Counter Culture Coffee is hosting a special “Mad Skillz” Barista Training Workshop in our Training Center located in King Plow Arts Center. FREE and open to the public, these workshops present the perfect opportunity to hone your skills and practice with some of the region’s most skilled coffee people.
Mad Skillz Schedule:
Friday, February 13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m
- Coffee Cupping, 10 – 11 a.m.
- Handcrafting Coffee, 2 – 3 p.m.
Saturday, February 14, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Water & Coffee with Cirqua, 10 – 11 a.m.
- Beginners Only Latte Art, 2 – 3 p.m.
Sunday, February 15, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Open practice and tasting.
- Hang out and found out who wins the SERBC!
Title: Free Friday Coffee Cupping
Location: Counter Culture DC Training Center
Link out: Click here
Description: We have a tradition at Counter Culture Coffee: every Friday at 10 a.m., rain or shine, we stop and taste coffee together at our Durham headquarters and each of our regional training centers. We love to welcome our friends, customers, and families to these free coffee cuppings, and we welcome you, too!
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-01-23
End Time: 11:30
