Blas Alfaro, One of Seattle’s Best Roasters, Is on a Quest for a Better Bean | Eater Seattle
"Visiting the Ceciliano Solano family’s estate in Rio Conejo, Tarrazú shows how thoughtful cultivar choice and farm management can scale sustainability: their Centroamericano hybrid (T5296 crossed with Ethiopian Rume Sudan) produces high yield in less space and, as a result, their practices yield an estimated 77 percent reduction in carbon emissions per cup compared with the average." - Gabe Guarente