... as the Coffee Grower's Association doesn't establish a Puna (or East Hawaii) chapter there's nobody there to certify things on this side. The link for "Big Island" on the Coffee Association still goes to a page named "kona.html" - even if that page makes mention of Hamakua, Kau and Puna coffee now. A price difference between $11/lb and $13/lb could be attributed to volume discount ... For all I know they grow their own coffee. ...

... i.e. KCFA. Then and only then does it indicate a paper trail back to the farm from where the coffee came form. It has to only come from that farm. Here in Sharkey's definition, it means nothing. Estate House Roast means nothing except the coffee is roasted.. I suggest you ask Sharkey:) He ought to be able to give you lots of information on those 2 terms. aloha, beans. roast beans to kona to email farmers of Pure Kona

... that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. -- Aloha pumehana, Brian and Mary "al Guacamole" <aet@... Thank you for the reminder. If you want good and fresh 100%% Kona, that is the price. Dear Beans... Your figure is still too high. ... pound plus shipping. http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/coffee.htm That "Kona" coffee does have a cachet of its own. At our local Trader ...

... and fair wages etc. etc.. We grow rare specialty Kona Coffee. Nothing that Folgers or Maxwell would consider. ...> Beans - Alvin obviously did not check the other Kona growers whose links I supplied and checked out myself before...to appear...may have to re-submit), when Alvin's Kona Coffee was 5 pounds for $10, gasoline was around... perspective on gas and milk as he has on Kona Coffee. Dunno, Alvin being Alvin. But maybe...just maybe...

... at my ISP, so have had to use google. Your figure is still too high. I'm from a generation that bought 5 pounds for $10. hmmm...and here I thought I was doing Alvin a good deed after he talked about Kona coffee at $40 a pound. Let's see...his exact words were "Went to a local coffee shop on the way home which usually has some discounts-- called IIRC Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Hawaii-- and asked for some 100%% Coffee. They don't ...

...is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. -- Aloha pumehana, Brian and Mary "al Guacamole" <aet@lava.... Thank you for the reminder. If you want good and fresh 100%% Kona, that is the price. Dear Beans... Your figure is still too high. I...up $13 a pound plus shipping. http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/coffee.htm That "Kona" coffee does have a cachet of its own. At our local Trader Joe'...

... coffee over the internet (http://www.sharkyscoffee.com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. Well, different people have different tastes and that's what makes the world go round:). aloha, beans roast beans to kona to email farmers of Pure Kona

....com/) for $11 a pound and my opinion is that it's every bit as good as the more expensive Kona variety. -- Aloha pumehana, Brian and Mary "al Guacamole" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message news:1220374208-sch@news.lava.... he probably wouldn't hear me:). Thank you for the reminder. If you want good and fresh 100%% Kona, that is the price. Dear Beans... Your figure is still too high. I'm from a generation that bought...

... it from the grower, we probably could have gotten an even lower price. The demand for Kona coffee is much higher now. That is probably the more germane reason. At these high rates, I really don't feel the pleasure of Kona coffee is worth it. I'm satisfied with other brands and blends. There seems to be now a point of buyer resistance. Kona coffee to drink seems to be bought only at exclusive restaurants today.

... some kind of coffee at $2/pound but it won't be mine. In Hilo, I can't buy ANY coffee at $2/lb. Twice that maybe, if I'm lucky (on sale) and it's imported from low wage countries, not fair trade, and nothing special. Kona for $22/lb is a bargain last I looked. K'au or Puna you may still be able to get for $20 or $16, if you can find it at all. $2? Forget it. I can't get Maxwell House for that. Maren (not having taken the ...