Julia Alvarez is one of the most respected writers in America. What many people do not know is that she is also the co-owner of a small, organic coffee farm. Her firsthand experience with the difficulties of bringing delicious, nontoxic, shade-grown coffee to market have inspired A Cafecito Story, a lyrical account of how a North American’s eyes (and taste buds) are opened to the global impacts of our love affair with joe. A Cafecito Story is not a political or environmental polemic. Instead it is a poetic, modern fable about human beings at their best. The challenge of producing coffee is a remarkable test of our ability to live more sustainably, caring for the land, growers, and consumers in an enlightened and just way. Written with Julia Alvarez’s deft touch, this is a story that stimulates while it comforts, waking the mind and warming the soul like the first cup of morning coffee. Indeed, this story is best read with a strong cup of organic, shade-grown, fresh-brewed coffee.

Julia Alvarez is one of the most respected writers in America. What many people do not know is that she is also the co-owner of a small, organic coffee farm. Her firsthand experience with the difficulties of bringing delicious, nontoxic, shade-grown coffee to market have inspired A Cafecito Story, a lyrical account of how a North American’s eyes (and taste buds) are opened to the global impacts of our love affair with joe. A Cafecito Story is not a political or environmental polemic. Instead it is a poetic, modern fable about human beings at their best. The challenge of producing coffee is a remarkable test of our ability to live more sustainably, caring for the land, growers, and consumers in an enlightened and just way. Written with Julia Alvarez’s deft touch, this is a story that stimulates while it comforts, waking the mind and warming the soul like the first cup of morning coffee. Indeed, this story is best read with a strong cup of organic, shade-grown, fresh-brewed coffee.