Posted in Green, Loco for Locavores, Tips, coffee science, roasting, tagged Green, Coffee, eco-friendly, roasting, shipping, carbon footprint, food miles, carbon emissions, energy consumption on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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I can’t wait to have one of these stores near me
I’ve been so busy roasting, cupping and adding new coffees that I haven’t had time to pontificate on deep and meaningful things in the space lately. So here’s a little something to chew on…
I’ve been thinking about carbon footprints lately. We’ve spent a [...]
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“Let food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be food.” Hippocrates
Wouldn’t that be great? The news channels were buzzing with reports of a recent study on the topic of caffeine and Alzheimer’s.
Last month, a team led by Jonathan Geiger at the University of North Dakota published a paper titled “Caffeine blocks disruption of [...]
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Posted in Green, Tips, earth day, tagged Coffee, compost, earth day, Green, recycle, reuse, Tips on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Today is an opportunity to think about your impact on the planet. I thought I would jump on the bandwagon with maybe some “less obvious” suggestions to minimize your own impact on the planet. Those who know me know that I like to think beyond the obvious, and this topic is no exception. So here [...]
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Posted in Recipes, tagged Coffee, espresso, cappuccino, chocolate, hot pepper, cayenne, vosges, la perruce, ibarra, maple view farm, milk, pottery, barista on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Admittedly, I’m not much of a barista. Chef, yes. Baker - sometimes. Barista, not so much. My favorite fix is usually a straight ristretto (or three) of Cafe Terrace. When I’m cupping a lot, sometimes I’m inclined to pull out a vacuum pot to brew up an exquisite Yirgacheffe. [...]
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Posted in Local Coffee of the Week, Loco for Locavores, Organic, Tips, rants, small business, tagged Coffee, farmer, green mountain roasters, grocery, kraft, Organic, P&G, prices, vegetables on March 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I read an article in the Wall Street Journal today entitled “Food Companies Tweak the Recipe”. (I’d link it but WSJ only lets you read the first paragraph for free so there’s not much point. It’s on page A9 if you have a copy). The gist of the article is that commodity prices are rising, and [...]
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Posted in Brew-In, Loco for Locavores, tagged beer, Brew-In, brew-in I, brewing, Coffee, espresso, friends, grand opening, party, roasting on March 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Alcohol, open flame, high voltage and unlimited espresso, all laid down to a country music soundtrack. You can’t get this in Corporate America, folks. You know it’s a good party when it starts at 10 AM with somebody handing you a drink they claim is “a good morning beer” (probably in direct violation of some [...]
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Posted in Loco for Locavores, marketing, tagged barbeque sauce, BBQ, Brother John, chicken wings, Coffee, coffee-flavored BBQ sauce, local food, locavore, north carolina barbeque on February 3, 2008 | No Comments »
At the Farmer’s Market yesterday, I was sampling coffee along side an ambitious group led by a colorful character calling himself Brother John and sampling their new BBQ sauces. To be fair, the sauces are decidedly NOT new, given that they are family recipes from Brother John’s great-grandfather, dating back to the 1880’s. [...]
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Posted in roasting, tagged Coffee, coffee roaster, eco-friendly, ecofriendly, environmentally responsible, Green, green coffee roasting, low emission, Revelation Roaster, roaster, roasting technology, sustainable roasting, US Roaster Corp on January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Do you think about the planet when you buy things? Probably. It’s almost impossible these days to be unaware, or not care, about issues related to global warming. It seems natural to think about the planet when you buy a car, or a big kitchen appliance. Some of us even think of the planet when [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Coffee, coffee roaster, Fair Trade, Fairtrade Coffees, local, morrisville, Muddy Dog Coffee, Muddy Dog Roasting Company, Organic, roaster, triangle on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I read a newspaper article today about the future of consumer space travel, and that regular folks (well, regular rich folks) will be visiting space in just a few years. This might not be outer space, but cyberspace might be the next best thing, and here we are today! Sunday, January 27, 2008 is the [...]
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