Coffee

From Ethiopia to your cup, the great adventure of coffee: its history, cultivation, trade and present-day challenges.

Panel by panel:

• The origins: the legend of the goatherd of Kaffa, Yemen and the port of Mocha
• Arrival in Europe and the colonies, a history linked to slavery
• The coffee plant: botany, Arabica and Robusta, from flower to cherry
• Harvest and processing: dry process, wet process, roasting
• Terroirs and exceptional coffees
• The world market: major producing countries, big brands, fluctuating prices
• Fair trade and single-origin coffees

Audience: teenagers and adults. Ideal for: an event around food, a fair trade fortnight, a coffee morning in a library.