Potentially getting Starbucks and using connections with craft beer companies in America.

One of the folks here is working on a quicker solution that would require minor investment, but would have a strong future on Gonave.  I just wrote a blog today talking about using local coffee to supply Coffee Cubes LTD.  We are also looking to see if Starbucks would be interested in coffee that is from Gonave.  Our offices are based out of Seattle, which is where Starbucks is located.  So getting connections would be easier than say if we were in another part of the country.

The idea would be to grow a specific coffee bean, that would then be imported to America, and then onto Starbucks.  Now this will require some homework on our part due to Starbucks having a large volume of blends, and due to Starbucks high standards.  This is still in the early stages, but could prove to be a major accomplishment if this gains traction.  Starbucks isn't the only company we are looking at.  Even Tully's will be considered as well.  Guess what, they are also based in Seattle.

Another idea is connecting with S. Florida craft beer companies to grow hops that will be used in their seasonal beers.  Since I am in the craft beer industry, I know that hops are needed on a continuous bases, and hops can produce a high yield per plant.  Usually a small operation can produce several tons of hops per year.

The idea is to get a very large craft beer operator, or several small operators to use the hops.  This requires homework on our end as well.  We will craft a beer using a specific type of hop, and then offer this to those operators, OR we will find unique existing hops and offer them at a lower price.

Again everything in in the early stages, but are ideas that have been floated around.  Given that coffee, hop, and honey farms are some of the cheapest, these will probably be some of the first industries created.

Stay tuned!

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