The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by MAP IT FORWARD

This is the 5th in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe and Lee navigate the often illegal practices of taking microbes to origin countries without following international laws and protocols. The unintended consequences of these practices both ecologically and legally will have impacts on producers long into the future.

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This is the 4th in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe explores the lasting damaging impacts of when roasters, baristas, and traders tell producers what coffees they should produce and what processing methods they should implement. The ripple effects reach far and wide and are often far more destructive than they are constructive.

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This is the 3rd in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe explains the tests done in his labs on the impact of Koji on ecosystems and the results are an alarming indicator for what scientists will most likely document in the field.

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This is the 5th in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe and Lee navigate the often illegal practices of taking microbes to origin countries without following international laws and protocols. The unintended consequences of these practices both ecologically and legally will have impacts on producers long into the future.

Read More

This is the 4th in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe explores the lasting damaging impacts of when roasters, baristas, and traders tell producers what coffees they should produce and what processing methods they should implement. The ripple effects reach far and wide and are often far more destructive than they are constructive.

Read More

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe explains the tests done in his labs on the impact of Koji on ecosystems and the results are an alarming indicator for what scientists will most likely document in the field.

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This is the 2nd in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this episode of the series, Andres Felipe helps us understand what Koji and wine yeast are, how they are used in coffee production, and how they are connected to the ecosystem.

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This is the first in a 5-part series with Japan-based Colombian ecological scientist, coffee expert, and business owner of Colors Of Coffee, Andres Felipe Ospina. This series explores "The dangerous impact of using Foreign Microbes in Coffee Processing"

In this first episode of the series on The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward, Andres Felipe breaks down the ecology of coffee and the role that microbes play in the process of maintaining the delicate balance within the coffee-growing ecosystem.

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