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Arri London

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> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:54:56 -0600, Arri London >
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> >People grow coffee in all sorts of places that don't have that much sun.
> >Soil and water aren't a problem for rooftop gardens. Sun can be
> >reflected from all sorts of places and artificial light to fill in the
> >gaps. It's called shade-grown for a reason
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> My SO who has a BS in Tropical Ag, claims that it is soil and water
> and conditions as much as everything. Just because you plant Jamaica
> in NYC does not make it JBM. Kona typica either....
> aloha,
> beans
> roast beans to kona to email
> farmers of Pure Kona

No of course not. We all know that. The same cultivars will turn out
differently in different environments/microclimates. That doesn't mean
the product can't be marketable in the end...Rooftop Coffee (TM) LOL