A coffee bean needs more or less 75 days for a seed to sprout, but you will need more than 2 years to have your cup of Joe.

Have you ever thought about the time that a coffee bean needs to be transformed into your cup of Joe? Many of you probably do not.

There is really a lot of work and time behind a single coffee bean! And if you think a bit about it you will see that all this work deserves attention and respect every time you have your cup ready each morning.

Coffee beans lifetime explained

This beautiful Colombian Coffee Hub infographic will help you to have a clearer view of a coffee bean lifetime: from germination to flowering, from ripening to harvest, from processing to drying, until arriving at the shipment.

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Coffee beans need time to grow but only a moment to be shipped

It is very interesting to see that you do not have coffee beans being harvested every day, and that it takes a lot of time for the seed to grow and be mature and ready to be reaped. Yet, it takes only a few days to take coffee beans to other countries in the world in order to be consumed by you. Have ever thought a bit about it?

What about you?

When you are in front of a good cup of coffee do you take your time to enjoy it, or you are always rushing?