Saturday, February 28, 2015

Let's Make Philippine Coffee Global



I have a new advocacy, I hope that one day, every coffee geek like myself around the world has a bag of Philippine-grown coffee beans in their kitchen - taking a sip of Sagada arabica or Batangas Barako (Liberica) every morning. The recent third-wave coffee trend has been pretty amazing, with a number of specialty coffee shops sprouting in every corner.


Kalsada Coffee is trying to bring Philippine coffee global with this kickstarter campaign. By donating $25 you will be shipped Philippine-grown arabica beans sources from the mountains of Benguet. For $1500, you get to enjoy 3 day coffee adventure in the Philippines!




Why Philippine coffee? Well, apparently the Philippines has all the basic elements needed to grow quality coffee. However, the industry has largely been untapped and farmers have not been educated on how to grow consistent, quality arabica beans for every harvest season. We can change that. 



So what are you waiting for? Support the kickstarter campaign now! 


Begin your specialty coffee education by getting the necessary coffee gear that will instantly help you brew a better cup and buying freshly roasted coffee beans for your home.

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Chef Jay

18 comments:

  1. My coffee addict friends will agree and surely support this.

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    1. I hope they will. Thank you for reading Lux! :)

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  2. Omg thanks so much for sharing this. One of my missions in life is to support fair-trade or local coffee. This sounds perfect. :) Hope you don't mind me sharing this.

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    1. Go ahead Melissa. We have the same advocacy then, let's bring Philippine specialty coffee global!

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  3. hey, this is a good initiative! i hope you get enough support for this. :)

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    1. It's all about Kalsada and their passion to bring local beans to the worldwide stage. We can support them by buying a bag of beans here and then. :)

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  4. Gusto ko yan chef! I support Philippine products! Go! Go! Go!

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  5. coffee addict here! I would love to try kalsada coffee! where to buy?

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    1. Hi Don,

      You can try contacting them. I have a post regarding specialty coffee beans that includes order details, I'll copy a link below.

      http://www.chefjayskitchen.com/2015/06/enjoy-best-freshly-roasted-coffee-beans-Philippines.html

      Cheers,
      Chef Jay

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  6. HI Chef Jay! Thanks for visiting my blog. I like this post. I'm a coffee-lover myself and it's making me want to patronize coffee shops that serve Filipino coffee.

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    1. You should totally support Kalsada, Your Local, Luna Specialty Coffee, and Habitual Coffee (as they sell Kalsada beans). Let's help make Philippine-grown coffee beans trending worldwide!

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  7. Great advocacy for coffee-lovers! Goodluck Jay! =)

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    1. Truly great advocacy, we do need more coffee lovers to unite for this though. Kalsada is a great start!

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  8. This is good coffee advocacy Chef Jay! I'm a coffee lover too and I keep Philippine coffee at home.

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    1. Thanks Peachy! Yeah, it's great to have Barako or specialty coffee blends at home. It will really help the local coffee scene.

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  9. Wow. I'm not a coffee lover but this advocacy is just so nice.

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