Coffee Washing and Sorting:
Yesterday was a busy day for the competing baristas.  Picking coffee cherries.  Transporting coffee seedlings.  Falling over one another in panicked flight from the farm’s guard dog.  Today they rose for the next set of challenges slightly the worse for wear, but still enthusiastic, a clear sign that nobody has leaked the plans for tomorrow’s challenges. 

The morning began with the baristas washing and sorting the pulped coffee they had picked yesterday.  Mike Yung, 2009 Canada Champion, immediately slipped on a pair of latex gloves he had brought and helpfully offered some of his remaining 99 pairs to teammates.  You might think he’s merely committed to hygienic coffee, but it was revealed that he’s actually allergic to coffee.  Good luck with that, teammates.

Challenge Three - Fungus Harvesting:
After washing and sorting the pulped beans, it was time to set out into the forest above the farm.  At Selva Negra, location of the Seed to Cup Challenge, workers harvest and culture bacteria from forest fungi to be added to organic compost and fertilizer.  For the third challenge of Seed to Cup, the two teams of baristas were sent into the forest for 45 minutes to see who could collect the largest amount of the correct type of fungus for the farm’s laboratory.  

Thanks to the amazing fungus-sensing abilities of Attila Molnar, 2009 Hungary Champion, Team Ripe Cherries (formerly Team One) won again, continuing their streak for a second day.  Team Cappuccino (formerly Team Two) still has two days of challenges left, though, along with the final pull of espresso made from their own beans.  Tomorrow the action continues.  Hopefully the guard dog will have learned to recognize the baristas by then.