Green Coffee Foundation
Gain a comprehensive introduction to the world of green coffee with the Green Coffee Foundation Course. This entry-level class covers the essentials of green coffee production, processing, grading, and trade, giving you a solid foundation to understand how coffee moves from farm to roastery. Perfect for beginners, this course demystifies the green coffee supply chain while preparing you for further SCA education.
What You’ll Learn:
The journey of coffee: from seed to export
Key processing methods and their impact on flavor
Basics of green coffee grading and defects
Understanding coffee origins and terminology
Introduction to supply chain, contracts, and sustainability
Who Should Take This Course:
Designed for new coffee professionals, baristas, café owners, and anyone interested in learning about green coffee. No prior experience is required.
Format & Details:
Duration: 7 hours
Method of delivery: In-person
Bundle Affiliation: Roasters Bundle
Payment and Cancellation, if applicable:
Once registration and tuition has been received for a course, we consider this to be a firm commitment for attendance. Last-minute participant substitutions are difficult to arrange, although we understand emergency situations may arise that will affect attendance to programs offered by Firedancer.
We have established the following policy in case of course cancelation:
- If cancellation is made over 15 days before the program start date, 100% of the tuition, less a 10% cancellation fee, will be refunded, or 100% of the tuition is transferable to another program and/or date.
- If cancellation is made within less than 15 days prior to the program date, the entire tuition is non-refundable, however, you may transfer to a future date.
Firedancer reserves the right to cancel or reschedule events as necessary. In such a case, this will occur two weeks before the start of the event. Tuition may be refunded in full or transferred to a future seminar or course. In no event shall Firedancer Coffee Consultants be liable for any cancelation or change penalties assessed by an airline or hotel as a result of course date changes or cancellations.
Tuition & Certificate Fees:
INCLUDED WITH TUITION: Student handbook, class activity materials, certificate of completion (Food Safety Coursework), and lunch (for classes longer than 6 hours).
NOT INCLUDED WITH TUITION: Airfare, transportation, lodging, or other personal expenses.