Observed arrival · 2026-11-11
Thomas McOsker, The Accidental Farmer
Thomas McOsker writes about markets, value, and farming from a coffee farm in western Puerto Rico.
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- His master’s thesis asked whether coffee leaves and fruit could provide growers another income source; he says field-and-lab work continues.
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The homepage links the personal essays to a research thread: McOsker’s master’s thesis examined income from coffee leaves and fruit, and he says he continues exploring that question in the field and lab at Copper Hill. It also describes a second harvest as one way to test how market value and farm health might fit together. A free Substack newsletter, books, speaking, and research pages give the project several routes beyond its introductory essay.
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