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The journal
Harvest notes, sourcing arithmetic and the occasional argument about packaging tape. Roughly one post a month, written by whoever did the work.
Product · 12 August 2026
Why a chew should be boring
One ingredient, no flavouring, no binder. The argument for making the least interesting chew on the shelf.
Read it · 6 min
Harvest · 2 June 2026
Lot 04: tasting notes from a cold April
The flush came ten days late and the leaf is better for it. What a cold spring does to a hillside at 2,100 metres.
Bikash Thapa · 4 min
Sourcing · 9 April 2026
What 38 % actually means
We publish the share of the retail price that reaches the co-op. Here is the arithmetic behind the number, line by line.
Marijke de Vries · 8 min
Logistics · 18 February 2026
One container a season
Why we ship by sea, twice a year, and what that costs us in flexibility.
Marijke de Vries · 5 min
Brewing · 30 November 2025
Brewing green tea at altitude
Water boils at 91 °C in Kathmandu. A short note on why that makes better tea than your kettle at home.
Bikash Thapa · 3 min
Care · 6 October 2025
Senior dogs and hard chews
When to stop giving a hard bar, how to read tooth wear, and what to give instead.
Dr. Anke Reijnders · 7 min