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A Second Hand Coffee PDF
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at first glance
1. luscious /ˈlʌʃ.əs/ [adjective]
(of colors) rich, strong and pleasant to look at
a multitude of
2. dedication /ˌded.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [noun]
the willingness to give a lot of time and energy to something because it is important is anything but
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At first glance, the farm didn’t look any different than the
one next door. A gravel road, flanked by short palm trees
and overgrown bush, led to a modest home overlooking
hundreds of coffee trees that sloped along the hilly
landscape. Their leaves were decorated with a multitude of
brightly hued beans, ranging from vibrant yellow to faded
pink to plump, luscious red.
To the naked eye, this farm was just like any other. But it didn’t
take long to realise that the farm of Jesus Martin was anything
but ordinary. Martin grew up like many others in the Santa Ana
Valley – known as the Coffee Triangle of Colombia – on a coffee
farm owned by his father and grandfather.
During every visit to his family’s humble farm, the rich, toasted
aromas of beans roasting and the smell of his mother’s carrot
cake caused his heart to ache. Coffee was his life, and in 2004,
after years practicing law, he found a way to blend his legal
knowledge, business education and family’s lifeline into what
he dubbed “the coffee dream project”.
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