Typical Tuesday

Some times we dress up in nice clothes and go to important meetings and negotiate big contracts over expensive meals. Other times we wear dirty clothes, hats, rent uHaul trucks and actually work. That was today. We had the 'pleasure' of moving 30 bags of green beans across town this morning.

Each burlap bag contains 132lbs of unroasted coffee (green coffee) and they aren't exactly easy to deal with. The fact that we don't own a truck capable of transporting them is nice too (note sarcasm). The Eurovan just can't manage 4,000 lbs of cargo. Long story short: we did it, we'll be sore tomorrow, and the coffee will taste good.

November business has been picking up quite nicely and we're readying ourselves for a couple of crazy months. Because of that, our inventory in the warehouse is growing. Keeping it organized hasn't been a priority until today so after moving green beans in the morning, we decided to do a little spring cleaning. And you thought this was a glamorous profession. :)

Inside Intel

We got our foot in the door! Had a great meeting yesterday evening and Bon Appetit at Intel's Jones Farm will begin serving our coffee starting this Thursday. Augusto and Jason will be out there doing samplings and helping kick it off. We're very excited about this as Bon Appetit and Nossa Familia have a lot in common. It's a perfect marriage and we're hoping Intel's employees will enjoy the coffee!

Is it really almost Thanksgiving? Whatever happened to August, let
alone September and October. So we're already gearing up for the
holidays. Part of this process means updating our website and
particularly our store. We've been trying out quite a few espresso
machines as of late and are now offering 10 different machines in
varying prices, styles, and abilities.

Definitely check out the fully automatic machines - they do
everything from grind your coffee beans to dispose of the espresso
puck. They start at $399. So while you're tracking tonight's
election coverage or snoozing away in bed - take solace in the fact
that you will have plenty of espresso machine options to browse for
gifts come the morning.

West Linn Market of Choice to Carry Us

Augusto had a great meeting this morning down at the West Linn Market of Choice. Brand new and just opened, they agreed to carry our full line of coffees and gave us great placement. They will be having a Store Opening Party this coming Saturday morning and we'll be there with samples, pictures from the farm, and our charming smiles. Drop by, say hi, and check out the new store - it's really nice! It is located at 5639 Hood St., West Linn.

Up Late Working

Is it really almost Thanksgiving? Whatever happened to August, let alone September and October. So we're already gearing up for the holidays. Part of this process means updating our website and particularly our store. We've been trying out quite a few espresso machines as of late and are now offering 10 different machines in varying prices, styles, and abilities. See Jason's and Augusto's personal machines.

Definitely check out the fully automatic machines - they do everything from grind your coffee beans to dispose of the espresso puck. They start at $399. So while you're tracking tonight's election coverage or snoozing away in bed - take solace in the fact that you will have plenty of espresso machine options to browse for gifts come the morning.