A Brief History of Coffee – The Noble Tree, The Dutch and Stolen Seeds Coffee was, and still is a very valuable commodity with both social and economic benefits. Because of these values, legend has it that the Arabs closely guarded the fertile seeds of the Coffea Arabica tree. Sometime around 1650 AD, Baba Budan, [...]
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The History of Coffee Part 1 – Kaldi and the Dancing Goats
June 20th, 2008 
Roast Master Who Discovered Coffee? Coffee comes from Ethiopia. It was discovered some 1500 years ago or so by a young man with a very interesting story. His name was Kaldi, and he was a simple man until he discovered this wonderful black elixir that is now one of the most popular beverages on the planet! A [...]
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Tags: Coffee History, ethiopia, goats, kaldi, sidamo, yirgacheffe 
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