
CoffeeFest, Los Angeles, August 2025
Join us! new crop 🌱 Premium Ethiopian 🇪🇹 Coffees by SARCO!
Join us in Los Angeles!
August 22-23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center
August 22-23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center
This is an Online SCA Coffee Skills Program for learners who wish to complete their requirements to be certified with the SCA. Please follow the link below to learn more and join this SCA course.
Date subject to change reliant upon shipping and logistic time schedules.
Natural G1 - Guji Hambela, Goro Badessa.
very berry, winey, fig, plum, and purple fruit with heavy syrupy body.
Natural G1 - Guji Shakiso, Tima
floral, fruity, fruit tea spicy full of red fruit clarity and subtle acidity.
Natural G1 - Yirgacheffe Gedeb, Wuri
orange fruit tangerine, honey, sugarcane, tropical juicy sweetness.
Washed G1 - Guji Hambela, Benti Nenka
bright honey, lemongrass, pear, pineapple sweetness like a pina colada.
Washed G1 - Yirgacheffe Gedeb, Chelchele
vibrant citrus like mandarin and juicy red grapes with sweet bright acidity and full body.
Please contact us and watch announcements in newsletter and on social channels. Learn more as well from SARCO online: https://www.sarcoco.com/category/all-products
You're Invited: A Special Coffee Cupping with ROCC Coffee & Sarco Coffees's owner, Saron Nugussie
Join us for an exclusive coffee cupping event featuring Saron Nugussie from Sarco Coffee and Seife's Coffee Company, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
We’ll be tasting an exceptional selection of coffees, including those from the renowned Ethiopian trader Tracon Coffee Ltd, sourced from their top washing stations.
Stations (Woredas) will include: Kochere, Banko Gotiti, Guji Uraga Yabitio, Aricha, Guji Shakiso and Hambela. There will be washed and natural lots in addition to anaerobic and honey processed offerings.
☕ Date: April 5, 2025, 11-1pm
📍 Location: Portland, Oregon (Host TBD)
🎟 Limited Spots Available – Reserve Yours Soon!
Don't miss this opportunity to explore incredible Ethiopian coffees and connect with industry experts.
For more details and to secure your spot, stay tuned! Each attendee will recive a complimentary cupping spoon and coffee tray.
Online study primers are provided at HowToCoffeePro.com. All learners come ready to master their skills and spend the majority of their time with hands-on-coffee training. Come to your advanced SCA practical skills exam prepared to pass your certification.
This course is certified with the CSP and SCA.
CSP - Coffee Skills Program
SCA - Specialty Coffee Association
Online study primers are provided at HowToCoffeePro.com. All learners come ready to master their skills and spend the majority of their time with hands-on-coffee training. Come to your advanced SCA practical skills exam prepared to pass your certification.
This course is certified with the CSP and SCA.
CSP - Coffee Skills Program
SCA - Specialty Coffee Association
Sunday 8am join my session topic, “How to Buy Green Coffee and Create a Roasting Program.” The lecture is part of the free lecture series for all general admission attendees at Coffee Fest.
As a Member of the ROCC Coffee Community use the discount code: SPK24 to save 50% on your admission. And be sure to let me know you’re attending. We’ll grab a coffee and connect 🤝
Register at: https://www.coffeefest.com/los-angeles
Register at: https://www.coffeefest.com/los-angeles
View lectures at: https://www.coffeefest.com/los-angeles/education
Online study primers are provided at www.HowToCoffeePro.com so that you come to this advanced SCA practical skills exam prepared to do your best. Our time will be spent entirely working with coffee!
Online study primers are provided at www.HowToCoffeePro.com so that you come to this advanced SCA practical skills exam prepared to do your best. Our time will be spent entirely working with coffee!
Online study primers are provided at www.HowToCoffeePro.com so that you come to this advanced SCA practical skills exam prepared to do your best. Our time will be spent entirely working with coffee!
Our desire is to create ever-more growth opportunities for our Community and cohort of SCA learners at HowToCoffeePro and SCA.Training. Join us.
Alumni graduates WELCOME!
New learners WELCOME!
Considering the SCA? WELCOME!
Special Topic - the whole Coffee Value Chain from Green to Brew and all in between.
Our desire is to create ever-more growth opportunities for our Community and cohort of SCA learners at HowToCoffeePro and SCA.Training. Join us.
Alumni graduates WELCOME!
New learners WELCOME!
Considering the SCA? WELCOME!
Special Topic - Green Coffee Practice, Grading, Sourcing, Sales and More.
Intermediate Green Coffee Course Information
Updated Course Description: The Green Coffee Intermediate course is designed to build on the knowledge gained in the Green Coffee Foundation course and prepare the learner for more complex job functions found in the green coffee profession. Specifically, these include a deeper and balanced look at botany, agronomy, seasonality, processing, resting, shipment, storage, decaffeination, markets, certifications, transactions, and quality differentiation. Learners are also introduced to grading, defects and positive attributes as they relate to green coffee contracts.
Course Length: Minimum 14 hours including practical exam.
Pre-requisites: None; Introduction to Coffee, Green Coffee Foundation, Roasting and Sensory Skills Foundation recommended. All knowledge and skill from these modules will be assumed as being held and may be tested through the practical and/or written assessments.
Green Coffee Intermediate Resources
Written Exam Information:
Total Exam: 45 Questions.
Total Time Allowed: 47 minutes.
Passing Score: 70% and above.
Practical Exam Information:
Total Time Allowed: 105 minutes
Passing Score: 70% and above.