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Minnesota coffee growers
Posted at 1:01 PM on August 8, 2006 by Preston Wright

About five years ago, I got a hold of 6 unroasted coffee beans. I tried my hand at planting them and only one sprouted. Still, I have kept it going indoors in the winter and outside in the summer. This year it finally flowered. I was reminded of the scene in "Out of Africa" where the heroine suddenly realizes that her husband's plan of growing coffee won't give back any beans for 5 years.
Ah, yes, then it is right on time. I should have been expecting the coffee to flower, but had forgotten all about it.
There is probably no way to get enough beans for making a pot of coffee, but maybe a chance for a few chocolate covered ones.








