The journey of coffee begins long before you reach for your favorite brew. It starts on the farm, where growers carefully watch over their crops and work to ensure that each bean reaches its full potential. After harvest, the beans travel to processing facilities where they’re dried and prepared for roasting.
Finally, after roasting and grinding, the coffee is shipped to you—ready for brewing at home or enjoying in a cafe. The process may take place all over the world from farm to cup, but no matter how far your caffeine travels before it reaches your kitchen table or desk chair at work; it’s worth every step along the way!
The coffee bean is actually a seed
The coffee bean is actually a seed. That’s right, the hard little thing you put in your cup? It’s actually a seed. Coffee Beans are usually called seeds because of their appearance, but they’re actually the fruit of the coffee tree–a member of the Rubiaceae family (alongside gardenias and quinine).
Unlike most fruits, which contain seeds on their outer rinds or surfaces and are eaten whole by animals or humans alike, coffee berries grow inside their protective outer layer until they’re ready to be harvested by hand so they can be processed into delicious roasted beans that we can brew up at home or buy at any local corner store!
Coffee beans are grown on trees
Coffee beans are actually seeds, and they grow on trees. The trees that produce coffee beans are called “coffee plants,” and they can be found growing in tropical climates around the world. Coffee trees have long been cultivated as shade-tolerant crops because they thrive under the protection of their own leaves and those of other plants nearby.
The coffee bean is harvested by hand, then dried and hulled
The Coffee Beans are hand-harvested to maintain quality and ensure the best possible taste. This is important for several reasons:
- Hand-harvesting ensures that only ripe cherries are picked, which allows them to ripen evenly on the tree. The fruit also stays intact during drying, which preserves more flavor in your cup of joe.
- It protects fragile ecosystems from harm caused by machines used in large-scale farming operations. These machines can damage trees and destroy local habitats by compacting soil and polluting waterways with pesticides used on plantations–all issues that don’t arise when farmers use more sustainable methods.
- With fewer people involved in growing their crops, small businesses like ours have more opportunity for success because we’re not competing against massive conglomerates who control most aspects of production (from seedlings through distribution).
Conclusion
So there you have it: the story of your morning cup of coffee. We hope that this guide has given you a deeper understanding of how your favorite drink is made, as well as some insight into the journey that each bean takes before making its way into your cup.
