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                                                                                                                         Timothy Heinze

                                                                                                                         He has been working throughout the world in
                                                                                                                         coffee since 2009. He is one of a select few coffee
                                                                                                                         professionals in the world instructing for the Cof-
                                                                                                                         fee Quality Institute’s (CQI) Q Arabica Grader and
                                                                                                                         Q Processing Level 1 and 2 programs. After cutting
                                                                                                                         his teeth in coffee working with farmers in Yunnan,
                                                                                                                         Heinze has gone on to work on coffee development
                                                                                                                         projects in Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, the
                                                                                                                         Democratic Republic of Congo, and more. His                                          Photo / Bryon Lippincott for  YCT
                                                                                                                         passion is to train farmers and producers to see a
                                                                                                                         regenerative and healthy coffee supply chain and
                                                                                                                         equip baristas, roasters, and green buyers to work
                                                                                                                         ethically and collaboratively with producers across
                                                                                                                         the world. He is one of the founding owners of
                                                                                                                         Yunnan Coffee Traders (YCT) and HuskeeCo.
                                                                                                                         www.yunnancoffeetraders.com





























                                                                                                                                  More producers are                                                          Photo / Bryon Lippincott for  YCT

                                                                                                                                  being trained in

                                                                                                                                  sensory protocols

                                                                                                                                  and understanding

                                                                                                                                  how fermentation
                                                                                                                                  protocols and drying

                                                                                                                                  procedures can

                                                                                                                                  improve consistency.


                                                                                                   Photo / Bryon Lippincott for  YCT

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