
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 ...

Melissa Schwenk You are amazing in every single way.

Ana Kelly Frances! My bookclub is reading The Seamstress (I'm hosting) and was wondering if we could skype with you for the first half of our meeting. Early December...on a Sunday...any days that work for you? Mucho love, Ana

Alex Frances, I was thinking of you today. Missing you, dearest.

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:...

Once our coffee cherries ripen, they are handpicked. Each evening from around 4PM to 8 PM (depending on the amount of coffee we’ve harvested that day) the coffee we’ve picked is classified by a series of machines. T...

Hoje foi entrevistada no programa Estação Cultura na Rádio MEC do Rio de Janeiro. Toda terça-feira Estação Cultura tem seu Café Literário, onde anuncia os lançamentos de livros da semana. Hoje a...

Oi gente! Boas notícias! Meu livro foi lançando no Brasil pela editora Nova Fronteira. O nome do livro em português: A Costureira e o Cangaceiro “Na pequena Taquaritinga do Norte, Emília e Luzia aprendem desde cedo o ofício da tia, a melhor costureira da região. Em mei...



















