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Hummingbirds: A Life-size Guide to Every Species

Michael Fogden


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    Coffee

    The Truth Behind Rising Coffee Prices – What You Need to Know

    If you’ve noticed an increase recently, you’re not alone. Here’s a look behind the scenes at what’s driving these changes and what it means for us at Tico Coffee Roasters, and for you as a valued customer.

    So, Why Are Coffee Prices Rising? There’s no single reason for the current price hike, but several key factors are at play: 1. Brazil’s Struggles Brazil, as the world’s largest coffee producer, has been facing severe weather challenges, including droughts and other disruptions. These conditions have drastically impacted their coffee harvests and, as a result, global supply has taken a hit.

    2. Climate Change is Affecting Crops In recent years, extreme weather events—whether it’s floods, droughts, or unpredictable temperatures—have become more common, and they’re making coffee production less predictable. It’s a global issue that’s impacting farmers everywhere, adding strain to the supply chain.

    3. Global Coffee Demand is Stronger Than Ever Even with higher prices, the demand for coffee continues to climb. Coffee has become the go-to beverage for people all around the world, especially in emerging markets like Asia, South America, and Africa. This steady rise in consumption is adding more pressure to the limited supply available.

    4. Rising Costs Across the Supply Chain It’s not just about the beans themselves—transportation, labor, and other production costs have also gone up. From farm to cup, every step of the journey is becoming more expensive, and these increases contribute to the coffee price.

    What Does This Mean for Us? As a company committed to quality and sustainability, we want to assure you that we’re doing everything possible to navigate these challenges while still delivering the best coffee possible. Our relationships with farmers remain a top priority, and we continue to work closely with our partners to ensure they are supported, fairly compensated, and able to continue producing the exceptional coffee we all love.

    Our Promise to You Despite the pressures we’re all facing, we at Tico Coffee Roasters are committed to maintaining the high standards that you’ve come to expect from us. We’re constantly evaluating how we can manage these rising costs without compromising the quality or integrity of our product. Supporting our farmers and maintaining a sustainable coffee supply chain remains at the heart of what we do.

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    Technology

    Trying out the Tapestry from @Iconfactory and super impressed. That is the best feed reader so far and makes reading feeds again a joy. Also with a new Loom allowing to create custom connectors to create feeds for pages that do not have feeds, it is a great new tool in my toolbox.

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    Enterprise Storage

    I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Brian Beeler at Storage Review in Roseville. We reviewed the HPE XP8 Enterprise Storage array and the industry-unique accomplishment of zero downtime for 10 years across the entire installed base. Check out our walk-through on Youtube

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    When driving along the coast North of San Francisco, Oysters are a must. Love to stop at Tony’s Seafood in Marshall, CA for their fresh Tomales Bay oysters and amazing seafood.

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    Went to see some of my favorite wineries DeLoach, Buena Vista and Korbel in California’s wine country. Always fun to go and taste their great wines and champagne.