Do you know the hands that picked your coffee?
The question that started everything....
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Where coffee meets culture
We started with a simple question from a Vietnamese farmer: "Do you know the hands that picked your beans?" We didn't. That curiosity sparked something we couldn't ignore — an irresistible urge to uncover the incredible human stories hiding behind every cup.
Our journey began when a Vietnamese farmer asked us a simple question. From ancient buna ceremony 🏛️ traditions to the Ottoman empire's coffee houses, from colonial plantations in Saint-Domingue ⛓️ to the Boston Tea Party ⛓️ that changed American culture forever, coffee's story spans over 1,000 years of human connection.
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What we're discovering right now
We can't help but dig deeper into every story. Here's what's captured our curiosity most recently.
Ancient Trade Routes
On the forest path to coffee's Mother Tree, we encounter an elderly farmer and his son transporting wild forest coffee to the local cooperative—the same route families have traveled for generations. In this chance meeting, we discover how traditional knowledge survives not just through bloodlines, but through the shared pathways that connect forest communities to the wider world.
Episode 4: "The Hands That Remember Wild Coffee" - Coming January 2026
The Sacred Fire
As the smoke enveloped us—warm, complex, unlike anything we'd inhaled—we realised we weren't just watching but becoming part of something that connected us to everyone in the room and possibly generations who had breathed this same blessing
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