Ka'u Coffee Festival 2010
Coffee College Schedule
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Pahala Community Center
Free for Local Farmers
Others: $25 Donation
9:00 - 9:30 ... Shawn Steiman, Phd will discuss Agronomy; soil and tissue analysis; application of fertilizers.
9:30 - 10.00...Andrew Hetzel, certifed Q-Grade cupper will discuss the basics of coffee cupping.
10:00 - 11:30... Miguel Meza renowned coffee consultant will put on a coffee cupping clinic.
11:30 - 12:30...Lunch Break
12:30 - 3:00....Farm Tour
Ka’u Coffee Festival 2009
Pahala Community Center, Pahala
April 24-26, 2009
Ka'u Coffee College
April 25, Saturday:
9:30am Welcome and registration
10:00am and 2:00pm... Cupping/Tasting lecture by Shawn Steiman, PhD.
Followed by actual coffee tasting.
On-going: Miguel Meza and Lorie Obra - roasting demonstration.
John Ah San - Wet processing demonstration.
Farm tour: Leo Norberte - coordinator: Sign up at the information booth.
Lunch and refreshment: Ono kine food can be purchased from food booths. Open 9:00 am.
April 26, Sunday:
8:00 to 9:00..... Registration
9:00 to 9:15..... Welcome by Lorie Obra and Chris Manfredi
9:15 to 10:15 .... Dr. Shawn Steiman: Cupping/tasting/caffeine
10:15 to 11:30.... Dr. Shawn Steiman: Actual coffee tasting
11:30 to 12:30..... Dan Nakasone: Coffee marketing
12:30 to 1:30.... Lunch: Pahala Town Cafe at the center (purchase).
1:30 to 2:15..... Miguel Meza: Roasting
2:15 to 3:00...Virginia Easton Smith: Coffee agricultural practices in
Hawaii
3:00 to 3:45... Dr. Ethel Villalobos: Honey bees and possible impact on coffee
3:45 to 4:00... Lorie Obra: Results on different processing experiments
4:00...... Wrap up (Lorie and Chris)
THANK YOU