Thomas McOsker

Writing

Field Notes From the Accidental Farmer

Essays from a coffee farm in Puerto Rico on what markets measure, what they miss, and what matters.

Read the essays here or receive them free by email most Thursdays.

Selected essays

Books

The Almanac gathers the essays each year. The Second Harvest follows the history and economics of coffee leaf.

  • The Second Harvest · Fall 2027
    The history of coffee’s leaf harvest and the market taking shape around it. Forthcoming from Copper Mill Press.
  • The Accidental Farmer’s Almanac · Planned for spring 2027
    A year on a coffee farm, written down as it happened: essays, discoveries, mistakes, and a changing understanding of the land. The first volume is a retrospective of the early years, planned for Copper Mill Press.
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