Coffee beans yield the best cup of coffee because they are ground fresh at home, and do not lose any flavor as they sit on the shelf. We keep our coffee beans in the freezer, which keeps them even fresher. Coffee is particular about where it goes, and there is no where in the continental US where coffee is grown as a cash crop. The coffee plant grows in subtropical climates that have a rainy season and a dry season. Most coffee is grown in South America and Africa. However, if you are a coffee aficionado, consider raising your own crop.

Coffee plants can be grown as a house plant or in a green house, but it takes about four to five years before they will start bearing coffee beans. The plants are very decorative and ornamental and the flowers truly beautiful. The coffee beans are actually the seeds inside the fruit of the coffee plant. The seed is ready when the fruit turns dark red. The coffee plant likes a humid environment and moderate temperatures, between 66 and 77, and the plant does not like wind. The pH of the soil is important. Great care  must be taken to keep it neutral, because soils that are either too acidic or too basic will kill the plant. Good luck and have fun!