Frances de Pontes Peebles

“Making a Living” by Dana Wildsmith from One Good Hand: Poems Out here where we make our living on a farm we won’t let die, work days last as long as I do then ...

Poor beans. They’ve been picked, washed, stripped, dried, and now they will be classified. Even after the wet classification process—where bug-eaten and unripe beans are separated from red cherries—there are still ways to make coffee better. This is the dry classification process. In...

Mexican food is our weakness. In July, we planted pepper seeds: Giant Ancho, Anaheim, Habanero, Poblano, Jalepeño. We added some tomatillos to the mix (purple and green) and hope to make some amazing salsa verde before 2010. This is one of our baby Giant Anchos. Isn’t he a fox?

Today is Finados. It is a day to remember all those who came before us, to light a candle for them, and to commemorate their lives...

In a bag, of course. We weighed three of Mona’s brood today. We’re keeping the three biggest, longest piglets which we have named Red, Pinks, and Spots. The other piglets will be sold, which means they’ll be raised and fattened on other farms. Here’s Red, chillin’ in her weigh bag. She wei...

We continue our Pivot Questionnaire with Luna, our sole female and mercurial super-model. Full name: Luna de Pontes Peebles Nick-names: Pepa-Lee, Beba, Nega-Lee Pivot questionnaire:...

After the last coffee post, many were left asking: “Where do all the naked beans go?” They go to a happy place, where it’s always dry and warm: the estufa, or drying house. Skinned beans are sticky and wet with pulp. We ...

Entre dois amores Por Olga de Mello Literatura: Escritora brasileiro-americana que cresceu nos EUA volta para o Brasil e lança a tradução, para o português, de seu primeiro romance. A ...

We continue our Pivot Pivot Questionnaire with Oscar, our Alpha Male and temperamental hunk. Full name: Oscar de Pontes Peebles Nick-names: Oscarito, Oscar Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Chico da Bucha Pivot questionnaire:...