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Beyond the Ozarks

Airship Coffee Partner Looks To Women, Young Producers As Future of Industry

KUAF | By Daniel Caruth

Published November 19, 2021 at 1:03 PM CST

Airship Coffee, a Bentonville-based coffee roaster and distributor, is partnering with Selva Coffee producers in Costa Rica to develop specialty products. Lab manager for Sleva, Maria Paula Rojas, visited northwest Arkansas earlier this month to tour the Airship headquarters and discuss sustainable collaboration between roasters and farmers.

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Daniel Caruth

Daniel Caruth is KUAF's Morning Edition host and reporter for Ozarks at Large.

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