"Coffee From Seed to Cup" is the premier program in the Discoveries Costa Rica series. Costa Rican coffee beans are considered among the highest quality coffees in the world. While this country is small, the demand for high altitude, high quality coffees is large. Small farmers play a large role in this hand harvested crop. This program was filmed during the peak of the coffee harvest and explores the complicated journey from seed to cup. Understand what it takes to grow, harvest, process and how to evaluate quality. Learn about Beneficios (processing plants), Micro-Mills and experience a family's passion for the coffee business. Starbucks' even created a coffee research facility in Costa Rica to help small scale farms. Featured coffee companies include Cafe de Altura, Cafe Haug & Starbucks.

Originally released by Bennett-Watt, 2019. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 25, 2022.