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Sweet Maria's Coffee

Our audio recordings about coffee from West Oakland, CA and beyond, mostly from Thompson Owen.

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Cupping and Talking About The Taste Lexicon of Coffee

Cupping and Talking About The Taste Lexicon of Coffee

Tom and Chris Schooley cup coffee in Chris's kitchen and talk about the information that Tom brought back from his trip ... Read more

16 May 2014

44mins

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Hot Air Popcorn Popper Roasting

Hot Air Popcorn Popper Roasting

On New Year's Day 2014, Tom was out of roasted coffee and decided to solve the problem with his hot air popcorn popper.

4 Mar 2014

16mins

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A conversation with John Karuru - Kenyan Agronomist

A conversation with John Karuru - Kenyan Agronomist

John Karuru is a Kenyan agronomist who works in Rwanda, and a person of wide-ranging knowledge. If you want to know how ... Read more

8 Jul 2016

44mins

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Kenya Coffee PART 1: Growing, Trading and Marketing

Kenya Coffee PART 1: Growing, Trading and Marketing

Part 1 of 2 A while back we had Mary Maina Manyeki visit us in Oakland, and had a great conversation about her experienc... Read more

3 Apr 2018

24mins

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Coffee Cultivation in Colombia PART 2

Coffee Cultivation in Colombia PART 2

PART 2. This isn't really a podcast. It's a recorded Skype conversation. The quality is pretty low. But if you are dying... Read more

12 Nov 2015

35mins

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Local Coffee Price and Competition

Local Coffee Price and Competition

For some this podcast may seem esoteric, but I wanted to take on ideas about sourcing coffee and the rather simplistic i... Read more

14 Mar 2014

24mins

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The Burundi Coffee System

The Burundi Coffee System

Tom describes the subjects of this podcast as "obscure details" but it's actually pretty interesting. We hope you enjoy ... Read more

16 Jul 2014

30mins

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Ferment in Colombia with Leo

Ferment in Colombia with Leo

Thompson talks with Leonardo Henao about breaking the rules on coffee fermentation, and how a focus on microorganisms mi... Read more

4 Nov 2014

26mins

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Pity Needs a new Pair of Shoes

Pity Needs a new Pair of Shoes

When in Kenya, and while getting used to the idea of podcasting, Tom recorded some fun conversations.

22 Feb 2014

9mins

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Talking With Jonas About Aillio and The Bullet R1 Roaster

Talking With Jonas About Aillio and The Bullet R1 Roaster

The inventor or the Bullet R1 coffee roaster, Jonas Lillie visited Sweet Maria's for our Bullet meet up event. He was al... Read more

10 Sep 2018

1hr 31mins

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