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Podcast: Coffee 101
Episode: Playing in the Dirt - Soil’s Impact on Coffee
Description: In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Katie Thomas and Fred Cowell to talk about the impact soil has on the quality of the coffee you drink. Fred is the general manager of the Kauai Coffee Company in Hawaii. It is the largest coffee producing farm in the United States and is also known as the 'Disneyland of Coffee'. Fred explains why he told his team they were going to 'stop growing coffee and start growing soil'. They also discuss why volcanic soil is so good for coffee growing and the role that both microbiology and water pl...