1. coffee is a plant
the biology, speciation, and propagation of coffee
the curriculum
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Welcome to ED+U
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What is coffee?
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Coffee is a plant!
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Class Objectives
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Kingdom to Family
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What kind of plant is coffee?
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Genus Coffea
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The Fruit and Seed
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Reviewing Kingdom through Genus
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Test 1: Taxonomy + Anatomy
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What is a "species"?
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How many coffee species are there?
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C. arabica vs. C. canephora
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What is arabica?
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Arabica's speciation event
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Four arabica variety groups
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Where coffee is exported + imported
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Test 2: Coffee species
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Class Closing
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Your Takeaways
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My Takeaways
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- 21 lessons
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coffee is series
explore our full seed-to-cup journey
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2. Coffee Is Agriculture
Course • 31 lessonsLearn about the statistical scope of coffee production, ecological factors of a coffee farm, stages + common tasks of coffee cultivation, and the environmental pressures coffee currently faces.
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3. Coffee Is A Process
Course • 32 lessonsLearn about coffee's post-harvest transformation, including washed, honey + natural processing, how fermentation is involved in processing, and how coffee is then dried and milled.
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4. Coffee Is An Industry
Course • 28 lessonsLearn about the history and functions of the C market and discuss what specialty coffee is. Then learn who is involved and the logistics of buying and selling coffee.
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5. Coffee Is A Science
Course • 21 lessonsLearn about how green grading evaluates the physical attributes of green coffee, how sample roasting + cupping evaluates coffee's sensory attributes, and how flavor is experienced by humans.
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6. Coffee Is An Art
Course • 15 lessonsLearn about the transformation of coffee's chemical compounds when heated in the roaster, and how those compounds are extracted during brewing.
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