Harvesting Kona coffee cheeries
I find it a bit odd that in the midst of the enormous snowstorm that Denver is recovering from, the local paper has an article about…picking coffee in Hawaii. Well, I guess the snow-bound residents of the mile-high city probably enjoy sitting in their warm houses, staring at the snow covered landscape outside while fantasizing of relaxing on the sunny beaches of the Hawaiian islands. Hmm, you know, that sounds like a good idea, I’m going to check airfare after this! Anyway, back to the subject at hand, the article is about picking coffee in Kona, and is more the type of thing you’d expect to read in a local Hawaii paper. As such, it’s a nice departure from the fact-laden fare often offered. Did you know that the average Kona coffee picker earns $.65 per pound of coffee picked (and it takes seven pounds of coffee cherries to produce one pound of roasted coffee beans). It’s worth reading, and can be found at the Rocky Mountain News.
Add comment December 28th, 2006
