For the first time in Starbucks history the entire life cycle of sustainably grown, high quality Arabica coffee from seedling to picking, milling, roasting and the craft of brewing in a café can be seen on its Costa Rican coffee farm, Hacienda Alsacia. On March 7, 2018 Hacienda Alsacia will opened its doors to a new 46,000 square foot visitor center to immerses guests in the Starbucks approach to ethical sourcing and innovative coffee tree hybrid research, part of the company’s $100 Million investment in an open sourced farmer support program to help make coffee the world’s first sustainably sourced agriculture product.

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