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The Coffee Podcast: Super Specialty Coffee in California

The Coffee Podcast: Super Specialty Coffee in California

January 2019 / The Coffee Podcast
Not all coffee myths are built on lies. You would think something called “Super Specialty Coffee”" would be something that falls into a category with snake oil and dancing goats. As it turns out, Jay Ruskey is a tree farmer...
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Meet the Farmer: Jay Ruskey

Meet the Farmer: Jay Ruskey

January 2019 / Santa Barbara
Jay is the CEO and Co-Founder of Frinj Coffee. He has been farming subtropical and exotic fruits for over 25 years on his farm, Good Land Organics, in Goleta, CA. He is dedicated to organic practices, is an expert in...
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S.D. Coffee: Wake Up, and Smell the Profits

S.D. Coffee: Wake Up, and Smell the Profits

January 2019 / San Diego Business Journal
Farmer and consultant Scott Murray, who works with singer/songwriter Jason Mraz at his Oceanside farm, Mraz Family Farms, stands next to a coffee tree. Photo by Scott Murray A couple of years ago, Jay Ruskey, a seasoned California farmer, tapped...
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California-Grown Coffee at California Prices

California-Grown Coffee at California Prices

November 2018 / Alta
With coffee shops seemingly on every block, there’s little question that California is one of the world’s biggest consumers of java. But a collective of 26 coffee growers outside Santa Barbara is hoping to make the state a major coffee...
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Sustainable Coffee Farming, Right Here in California

Sustainable Coffee Farming, Right Here in California

September 2018 / Blue Bottle
Last year, Blue Bottle was proud to introduce our first coffee grown in our home state. Nurtured and produced on Good Land Organics, the SoCal paradise founded by Jay Ruskey, California Good Land Organics marks a new tradition of coffee far from its tropical origins. For...
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How Frinj is planting the seeds for California's coffee growing industry

How Frinj is planting the seeds for California's coffee growing industry

October 2018 / World Coffee Portal
California has long been the pantry of America, producing up to 90% of many fruits, vegetables and nuts consumed in the country. But among the luscious groves of guavas, avocados and finger limes growing across Good Land Organic’s estate near...
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California-Grown Coffee Is Becoming The State's Next Gold Mine

California-Grown Coffee Is Becoming The State's Next Gold Mine

February 2018 / NPR
In most coffee shops, you can choose a cup of joe brewed with beans from countries like Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica and Yemen. Now, a new crop of coffee growers is working to get coffee brewed from California-grown beans included...
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Farmer Breaks Ground with California-Grown Coffee

Farmer Breaks Ground with California-Grown Coffee

December 2017 / CBS News
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Growing Coffee on the Frinj

Growing Coffee on the Frinj

September 2018 / Stir 
Jay Ruskey walks among his coffee trees, pushing back branches in search of ripe cherries. A broad-brimmed hat shields his eyes from the bright Southern California sun on this warm June morning. He finds two ripened Caturra Rojo cherries and...
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