Plant to Port
Understanding the Value Stream of Coffee Production
Next Course Dates: Spring 2025
Overview
At Raw Material, we are positioned between two very different sides of the coffee industry; production and roasting.
Plant to Port is a course that will bring you to the areas that are often out of reach for you; the various stages of green coffee production, pre-export, and in the producing country itself.
The course provides attendees with an insight into the world of green coffee production, and leaves them with a broad and experiential understanding of coffee from in-depth agronomy, all the way to exportation.
Whether you’re wanting to level up your own understanding of the supply chain within a producing country, or to increase the knowledge of your team, this is the course for you.
The course is hosted in both English and Spanish.
Key Information
The next iteration of Plant to Port will be hosted Spring 2025.
The course takes places across three locations in the coffee departments of Caldas, Quindío, and Risaralda.
Price for the week-long course is 1500 GBP, which includes all food, drink, accommodation, domestic travel, and the course itself.
You will need to purchase all flights, both international and domestic, to and from the course; which are outlined in the course document.
You will need to bring appropriate clothing and footwear for rainy climates, as well as hot and cold weather. Sturdy walking boots are very important.
No prior knowledge of green coffee production or cultivation is required.
How is the course price calculated and paid for?
The course prince includes all food, drink, accommodation, domestic travel, and the course itself.
Plant to Port is an intensive, educational course open to people at every step of the coffee value chain. Although our largest audience is within the roasting sector, we want to prioritise access to individuals in producing countries who cannot afford to attend.
There are ten spots available at every Plant to Port, three of which are reserved for attendees from coffee producing countries. Your attendance alongside the six other paying attendees will fully fund the attendance of coffee producers who will massively benefit from what the course will offer.
To reserve your spot, please fill out to confirm that you would like to purchase your place. We will then send you an invoice for 500 GBP. The remaining amount of 1000 GBP, will be invoiced one month before the trip.
This deposit for 500 GBP confirms your spot on Plant to Port 2024. The total price of the week long course is 1500 GBP. This covers all food, drink, accommodation, domestic travel, and the course itself.
One month prior to the trip’s commencement, your final invoice will be sent to you for the remaining 1000 GBP.
Read some reflections on Plant to Port
- Bee Southworth, Red Bank Coffee Roasters
Bee from Red Bank Coffee Roasters was an attendee on our first iteration of Plant to Port. Here she reflects on her time during the first course back in October 2023.
Testimonials
“An extraordinary time in Quindío with Plant to Port. The content, facilities, facilitators and the immersion into all things coffee was highly valued.
I learned as much again from the group I spent this amazing opportunity with. Thank you guys for organising our deep dive into the world of Raw Material in Colombia. It’s set a benchmark for future trips to origin.”
“Over the years I’ve taken part in a number of courses and events: SCA green and sensory, CRG Sensory Summit, Roaster Guilds, Coffee Sensorium courses, Lucia Solis’s fermentation camp and some Coffee Knowledgehub courses.
In addition I’ve been on a number of origin trips and most recently completed the ZHAW post-grad certificate in Coffee Excellence. I know I’m still on a high having only just landed back in the ‘real world’ but I can honestly say that this one-week immersive and structured course surpassed all those things that came before, by far.
I feel incredibly privileged to have been able to attend Plant to Port and share the experience with such an incredible group of people.”
“I would like to thank Miguel for being an incredible host and fount of knowledge. With his relaxed and humble approach he made The Plant To Port course so accessible and easy to digest.”
“The origin trip that is so much more... The amount of knowledge gained on Plant to Port is immense. It takes a while to process but really allows you to understand and appreciate all the challenges of this amazing industry.”