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October 11, 2020

Care for Coffee?

In every region farmers are finding ways to pivot from producing the same commodities that have always been produced on their land. New farmers are also finding new ways to get started that includes trying different crops. In southern California […]

September 02, 2020

FRINJ Coffee Expands Regenerative Agriculture Research

FRINJ Coffee, a Santa Barbara, California-based coffee breeder and luxury coffee producer, is working with the Gaviota Coast Conservancy and White Buffalo Land Trust for research efforts into how to incorporate regenerative agriculture farming practices in coffee crops. They hope […]

August 30, 2020

US Coffee Grower Looks to Regenerative Crops

Frinj Coffee, the Southern California operation that proved quality coffee could be grown on the US mainland, is entering into land-use partnerships to investigate whether the coffee plant can be a regenerative crop. Frinj, which sprouted from Jay Ruskey’s Good […]

June 30, 2020

Can Coffee Grow to be Next Cash Crop in California?

Without a doubt, coffee is one of the most consumed beverages on the planet. Estimates indicate well more than 2 billion cups are downed every day. The plants that provide coffee beans typically thrive in the tropical climates of Guatemala, […]

May 25, 2020

Jason Mraz Is Growing Coffee on a Farm in Oceanside

We spoke to the musician about all the whys — why food, why farming, why Oceanside, why coffee? The middle of nowhere is the best nowhere to be. After all the development in San Diego over the decades, it’s hard […]

August 29, 2019

Sustainable Coffee Farming, Right Here in California

Good Land Organics and Frinj Coffee on growing for the future 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 […]

March 19, 2019

Taking in the California Coffee Experience with Frinj and Bird Rock

Last week, some 40 guests at the Bird Rock Coffee roastery in San Diego were among the first people in the world to witness the “California Coffee Experience,” presented by Santa Barbara-based Frinj Coffee. The goal was to introduce the […]

January 02, 2019

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

A couple of years ago, Jay Ruskey, a seasoned California farmer, tapped San Diego to grow high-end coffee that he and his team believe will sell for around $15 a cup. Today, there are approximately 30,000 coffee trees planted in […]

October 30, 2018

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

Frinj Coffee is building the first commercial coffee growing industry in the continental US and earning a reputation for excellence among specialty coffee shops along the way. Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder, Lindsey Mesta, speaks to World Coffee Portal about […]