Mulching Our Chaff

Garden-Raised Bounty (GRuB) a grassroots non-profit dedicated to "nourishing community by empowering people to grow good food," will be mulching our chaff. Chaff is the outer layer of a coffee bean that is shed during the roasting process. This soft, flaky, and in our case 100% organic, byproduct of the roasting process is prefect for mulch.
From our community coffees, to the solar power panel on our roof, this is another great way we can strive for sustainability and support our community. To learn more about GRuB or donate to GRuB visit their website.

Let it Snow

In Olympia we get snow a few times a year. This year we have seen snow in Novemebr and now in January.

This welldressed snowman was seen frolicking in Sylvester Park in Downtown Olympia yesterday. He even got his picture in the local paper.

So if you out and about today, and see this snowman hanging out tip your Oly coffee cup his way, in salute of his choice of head gear.

NW Roasters Spring Weekend Gathering

When: March 23–25

Northwest Roasters Group

SPRING WEEKEND GATHERING

Hosted by

Olympia Coffee Roasting Company
600 4th Ave E
Olympia, Washington 98506

Don’t miss the 2nd Northwest Roaster's Group Weekend Gathering, March 23, 24 & 25, 2007

The weekend starts with a social gathering on Friday night, training classes, coffee blending and roasting classes on Saturday and a cupping on Sunday.
The cost is $50 for the weekend, lodging is not included. The price includes all training classes, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.


F r i d a y

7:00 p.m. Social Gathering in Main Bar

S a t u r d a y

8:30–9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast

9–10:00 a.m. Official Kick Off meeting/group introductions

10–11:00 a.m. Coffee blending

11 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Blending roasting exercise

12–1:00 p.m. Lunch

1–3:00 p.m. Fluid bed vs. Drum roasted coffee

3–5:00 p.m. Tour of local roasters in Olympia

7:00 p.m. Dinner

S u n d a y m o r n i n g

8:30–9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9–10:00 a.m. Cup blended coffee roasted on Saturday

10–11:30 a.m. Final remarks


Join your fellow Northwest roasters for this momentous event!
We only have room for 40 roasters so sign up today!


Contact Info:

Terryz@olympiacoffee.com
Connie@roastmagazine.com

Website: www.nwroasters.com

Download an application here!