the idea is simple. caffe vita buys the best beans on the planet directly from the farmers that grow them - and they take me along to sit with, cook with, and launch into heated dialogue with the farmers, pickers, exporters. we all share a meal - and we talk about the realities of growing coffee. on the ground, in these regions...

in this video we bumb and grind along back roads in guatemala - it was dicey, grueling and remarkably beautiful. ak-47s were everywhere and the tension in the air was palpable - luckily the coffee and the people were equally memorable.

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