Aloha Our devoted Kona Coffee lovers, I started a dream in February, 1975, of producing a Heritage coffee of the highest quality. I bought an abandoned 8.26 acre coffee farm covered mostly with 20ft. of jungle overgrowing the old growth coffee trees. With the help of my brother, Tom and wife, ... Read More
Mauka Makai Media
Wanted to give a big thanks to Amber and Mike Haley at Mauka Makai Media for their amazing work in helping our small family business to compete in an ever changing market. ... Read More
Pesticides & Insecticides
I was asked a question about pesticides or insecticides on Hawaii coffee, now that we have the coffee beetle borer. In Kona, we are generally using a fungus which will kill the beetle. We used to have a fungus that grew naturally which would have controlled it. However, through the dry years of the ... Read More
We Love Coffee
Here at Langenstein Farms, we believe in one simple truth, not all coffee is created equally. From the beginning stages of planting our trees, up until we roast, our coffee undergoes constant and meticulous care. From handing picking only the ripest cherries, to sun drying our coffee to the ... Read More
The Coffee Encyclopedia
Many thanks to John Langenstein for introducing me to his awesome coffee. Looking back on my emails with him, it seemed like I was terse and standoffish. I don't know why I come across that way. It probably has something to do with my eagerness to reply very quickly. In my opinion, any time spent ... Read More