MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where was coffee first discovered?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where was coffee first discovered?

Today is National Coffee Day. Hope you have a cup, or 8, already. Today we are wondering where coffee was first discovered and how? The legend that has always been told is that an ancient goat herder in Ethiopia started to realize that his goats had far more energy than usual and were acting out…

Mundane Mystery: Where Do Coffee Beans Actually Come From?

Mundane Mystery: Where Do Coffee Beans Actually Come From?

In celebration of today being National Coffee Day I decided to make today’s Mundane Mystery coffee related. Something I’ve always wondered myself about the coffee beans I grind in my kitchen every morning. Where do they actually grow? Are they a plant? A fruit? A tree? Just in the dirt? Lucky for you I got…