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Counter Intelligence Course Catalogue

 
Counter Intelligence is the Professional Coffee Education Program from Counter Culture Coffee. As part of our mission to create cutting edge coffee people from seed to cup, we offer a variety of labs, classes, and seminars taught by our team of coffee specialists. Some advanced classes have prerequisites; see lab details for more information.
 
 

Click here for our new online registration with full schedule.


Registering For A Lab:

Advanced Registration is required. Because of hands-on exercises and limited availability, classes fill up quickly; space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Wait lists are available for full labs. Please note that some classes have required prerequisites.

Our cutting-edge coffee education program is the best in the business, and we are proud to offer our exclusive wholesale customers free registration for all labs. Registration is open to anyone and we welcome all participants.

If you are registered for a lab and cannot attend, please be considerate of your fellow coffee lovers and cancel your registration so that your seat may be filled by another participant. Lab registration fees will be refunded for cancellations received at least 48 hours in advance.

Our weekly cuppings, held at 10 AM at all of our Regional Training Centers, are free and open to the public.

Professional Coffee Education Series


We're continuing our Professional Coffee Education Series in 2012 with a new sessions. Please check back soon for additional information!
 
Instructors will include Counter Culture Director of Coffee and co-owner Peter Giuliano with support from regional Counter Culture Coffee staff.
 

Nicaragua Field Lab 2010 Application Form

Origin Field Lab: Nicaragua

 
Lab Dates: January 28 - February 1, 2013
 
THE 2013 LAB IS FULL: We are no longer accepting applications
 
Nicaragua Field Lab 2011.
Since 2004, Counter Culture Coffee has hosted an Origin Field Lab in Nicaragua. On this week-long trip, students participate in each step of the coffee production process at origin – from harvest to export – and learn about the benefits and challenges of building long-term coffee relationships.
 
Our farmer-partners Cinco de Junio have a long-standing and deep relationship with the Fabretto Children's Foundation, a non-profit organization that works on improving education and access to education in the communities where the co-op’s members live. We are fortunate to be able to stay at the Fabretto Children’s Foundation guesthouse and immerse ourselves in the coffee process of contributing farmers from the Cinco de Junio cooperative.
 
Lab participants also explore the towns of Jinotega and Matagalpa for perspective on the culture and customs of the region.
 
More than 70 people have participated in this lab since the first trip in 2004.
 
Visit the Counter Culture Coffee Flickr page for photo sets from each year's Origin Field Lab.