Fresh grinding can make a coffee smell wonderful, but what does it change in the cup? Here’s the practical answer, including what to do if you buy your coffee pre-ground.

A question at a Calgary Fat Bike event led to a closer look at one of coffee’s most persistent myths: does roasting beans darker reduce their caffeine? Here’s what matters in the cup.

A coffee variety can influence what grows well on a farm and what you taste in your cup. Here’s a farmer’s look at Bourbon, Pacas, Pacamara and the choices behind each planting.

How long does coffee take to reach a roaster? Alejandro begins a journey from our family farm in El Salvador, where the next harvest starts taking shape long before there are cherries to pick.

What does natural process coffee take from a farmer? Alejandro shares the old drying patio he found, the buyer who challenged him to try the method, and the work behind every carefully dried lot.

Alejandro planted red and yellow Pacamara on a high section of our family farm. This is the story of the seeds, the years of waiting and the work behind a coffee we love to share when it’s ready.