April is, without question, the embodiment of Spring. At the start of Spring, we all shed our Winter husks as the sun pops out and our senses are awoken by the explosion of life in every tree, backyard and even cityscape. Amidst the hustle and bustle of Springtime we all Read more…
Women have always played a major role in coffee farming and production throughout history and across the globe. Despite making up a vast sector of coffee production most women are confined to sorting jobs and have been notably excluded from decision making, propagation, property ownership and of course, equal wages. Read more…
Coffee’s Roots Like most everyday commodities we enjoy, coffee has its roots deep in a history of violence and enslavement. We have since come a long way, with certifications like Fair Trade, upswings in minority coffee land ownership, and protective agencies overseeing the industry. Still, coffee remains a prevalent part Read more…
Women don’t just spend time drinking coffee, they spend time cultivating, producing, selling, importing and roasting coffee as well! Why is this news? Like most industries women make up a vast percentage of the consumer as well as laborer to produce coffee but are often undercompensated, under represented and often Read more…
Navigating the coffee aisle at your local grocer is never easy. A hundred bags sit staring at you with labels sporting words like “naturally processed,” “ fair trade organic,” or “Cultivar”. If you are lucky your local cafe will be able to decode coffee bag language for you before you Read more…
Some of you may remember the Brazil Moscardini from last April. We are excited to have it back this year! This coffee is described as having citrus, white peach, and herbal notes with a sweet aftertaste. It is medium bodied with a lively acidity and it comes from a family Read more…
Recently, we had the honor of chatting with Peggy Schaeffer, a wonderful woman who, in the late ’70s, served in the Peace Corps in Yemen. A few weeks back, Peggy went to one of our Saturday Roasterie Tours and heard that we’ve been roasting a Yemeni coffee. After the tour, Read more…
Beyond the bow… A look inside Yemeni Coffee We’re excited to introduce this special Yemeni coffee… right in time for the holidays! The coffee was sourced from Al-Ezzi Industries, an exporter in Haraaz, Yemen that strives to “develop sustainable agricultural and long-term health for the Yemeni mountain communities.” It is Read more…
This past June, we embarked on our first Coffee Origin trip to Honduras! We partnered with Alejandra Flores of Unataza Coffee, who is actually from Honduras herself. Here are some of the things we did, learned, and celebrated from our trip. Why Honduras? As you may know, the coffee Read more…
All of the coffee in the world comes primarily from the same group of countries: places like Uganda, Ethiopia, and Kenya; El Salvador, Brazil, and Colombia. These are beautiful countries, filled with rich culture, lush scenery, and innovative, talented people who have a lot to offer the rest of the Read more…