Coffee production years after planting for a coffee plant to produce coffee beans that are ripe enough to harvest. The plant eventually grows small white blossoms that drop and are replaced by green berries. These green berries will become a deep red color as they ripen. It takes about 9 months for the green cherries to reach their deepest red color. Because this kind of harvest is labor-intensive, and thus more costly, it is used primarily to harvest the finer arabica beans. The laborers who pick coffee by hand receive payment by the basketful. , payment per basket is between US$2.00 to
Coffee cherry tea Coffee cherry tea Coffee cherry tea is a herbal tea made from the dried skins of the coffee fruit. Often, it is more than the skins that are used, and include the dried berries (or "cherries") of the coffee plant that remain after the coffee beans have been collected from within. It is also known as cascara, from the Spanish "cáscara", meaning "husk". It is different from "cáscara sagrada" tea, a powerful plant-based laxative derived from Rhamnus purshiana, which is native to the Pacific Northwest. Coffee cherry tea is a common drink in some coffee-growing nations, notably Bolivia, and, as