This is the 4th of a 5-part series with Costa Rican Coffee Producer, Marianella Baez Jost. Marianella is the co-owner of Café con Amor and a member of The Farmers Project which exports coffee out of Costa Rica into the United States of America. The theme of this series is "The Reality of Direct Trade Coffee From the Perspective of The Coffee Producer" In this episode of the series, Marianella dispels some myths about coffee producers that are widely circulated at the consumer end of the supply chain.Connect with Marianella and her projects here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianella-baez-jost-00a529166/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cafeconamor.cr/ Website: https://www.farmersproject-cr.com/ https://www.mapitforward.coffee ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? This episode is brought to you by Map It Forward's first on-demand online workshop "How To Become a Coffee Consultant" available now through Coffee Knowledge Hub's digital learning platform. Find out more here: https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••?Support this podcast, watch this episode without sponsor messages by becoming a paid member of this youtube channel or joining our community on our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/mapitforward ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Looking for a consultant for your coffee business? Contact us here: https://mapitforward.coffee/consulting ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Want to become a coffee consultant? Read this: https://mapitforward.coffee/blog/should-you-become-a-coffee-consultant ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Check out the audio version of our podcast here:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3LgSXio Spotify: https://spoti.fi/34ILPus Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/34mzcVV Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3J2sOSg ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Watch the podcast on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3ouyFYW ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Connect with us:? email: support @ mapitforward.org? Website https://mapitforward.coffee/contact ? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffee/ ? Join our mailing list: https://mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••? Check out the MAP IT FORWARD Middle East Podcast hosted by Sara Alali. We're in the process of updating the English translations for them so check them out here: https://mapitforward.coffee/middleeastpodcast