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Join our Facebook community and receive updates on our product, brand and much more! We will be running promotions and giveaways through our Facebook page so you don't want to miss out!   Remember to click "Like" to get your 15% off coupon code. Insert this code in the coupon area right before checkout.   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jiva-Coffee-Cubes/279759208719425?sk=app_106171216118819...
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How Coffee Is Grown In Colombia

While doing our daily coffee research we came accross a basic instructional guide on how coffee is grown in Colombia. Behind the scenes perspectives on how coffee is grown are scarce on Youtube but this Cooperative Group video does a great job of following the farmer through all of the states of production. Enjoy! Video produced by the Cooperative Group and can also be found at:...
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Great short video on Coffee

Is coffee good or is it bad? Anything taken out of moderation can and will have its drawbacks and Coffee has always been a concern in that category because of its downright, addictive goodness. But is the milk, the sugar or the coffee to blame? Or is it that us Café Connoisseurs a.k.a addictive personality disorder sufferers drink way too much of all three! The truth probably lies somewhere in...
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Pictures from Colombia

Pictures from our recent trip to Colombia where we visited sugar cane fields and a "Trapiche," a simple processing mill that breaks down sugar cane and minimally heats the molasses to form panela bricks. [nggallery id=2]     [nggallery id=4] *We will be adding more pictures all the time, please check back for more inside looks at how our product is produced....
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Our First Photoshoot!

  We just got our boxes shipped in and we just couldn't wait to put up pictures. So although these pictures are terribly unprofessional, we are proud to present our boxes and coffee cubes for our first at home photoshoot. Enjoy these pics and please pardon our glare. [nggallery id="3"]...
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Panela- the Good, the Facts and the Unknown

Panela sugar is an unbleached, unrefined sweetener that can be used in place of traditional refined sugars. Made in Colombia, Panela sugar undergoes a unique processing system which allows the sugar to retain its natural caramel-like flavor and most of its nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Panela is pure, hand made, non-centrifugal whole sugar. Panela is known all around the world because of its quality. In India the beloved sugar is known...
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