Santi G., Semplici A. (2007), La ruta del café, Milano, Terre di mezzo Editore.

Abstract

Giovanni Santi a Tuscan photographer and Andrea Semplici, a writer and journalist, born in Florence, tell the story of the Ruta del cafè (the Coffee Route) through images and words. It is a story with profound, distant roots, ‘ingrained in the soil and watered by sweat’. It is the story of agricultural workers, faith, love and hope. The tale of a winning gamble, a project in cooperation, and economic and social development that has built links between Tuscanny and Ioma di Salcedo in the Domenican Republic. A story of how workers took destiny into their own hands and marketed their coffee to the world in a way that reflected its true value. A fascinating and captivating story.