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The La Esperanza farm is owned by Carlos Alexander López Pastrana, who has had it since 1996. The farm was named La Esperanza (The Hope) because it represents their dreams of family self-sustainability and conservation of water resources for future generations. The farm is located in the Los Arados community, Los Volcancitos sector, Mosonte, Nueva Segovia. On average, there are three permanent workers on the farm, but during the harvest months from January to April,...

  The 'El Tanque' estate is the pride of siblings Johana and Alonso Porras Cabezas. Despite their professional careers, they have inherited their parents' charisma for coffee production. They have meticulously maintained the farm, growing Caturra and Catuaí varieties that their father had cultivated and renewed for many years. Their consistent and high-quality annual yield is a testament to their efforts. The 'El Sol Del Este' estate belongs to Gabriela Rojas Calvo. Her passion for...

  Peaberry is a type of coffee bean. Normally the fruit of the coffee plant contains two seeds that develop with flattened facing sides, but sometimes only one of the two seeds is fertilized, and the single seed develops with nothing to flatten it. This oval (or pea-shaped) bean is known as peaberry. Typically around 5% of all coffee beans harvested are of this form.Coffee farming and production began in Burundi in the early 1900s...

  Lucero Anayeli Torres is the wife of Elvis Reinerio Tineo Rafael who is a second-generation coffee producer that owns land in the El Diamante area of Jaen. Elvis himself owns 3 hectares of land, which is planted with bourbon, caturra and catuai and sits at an altitude of 1600 to 1900 masl. Elvis and his family work the land together, coordinating their picking, processing, and drying and sharing their facilities. Over the last few...

  Coffee farming and production began in Burundi in the early 1900s under Belgian colonial rule, where farmers were forced to grow coffee, the produce was bought and processed by the state and coffee was exported primarily to Europe. The sector was privatized in the 1960s, followed by state control from 1976 to 1991, and then a new wave of privatization began in 1991. Burundi is among the smallest coffee-producing countries in East Africa, with...

  With a rich heritage spanning over 90 years, Fazenda Santa Hedwirges is deeply rooted in the art of coffee production. This sprawling estate covers a total of 2400 hectares, of which 1100 hectares are dedicated to cultivating a diverse range of varietals, including Yellow Catuai, Red Catuai, Topázio, Arara, Rubi, and Mundo Novo. Embracing a strong commitment to environmental and social sustainability, the farm strives to harmoniously coexist with the land and create a...

  Coffee farming and production began in Burundi in the early 1900s under Belgian colonial rule, where farmers were forced to grow coffee, the produce was bought and processed by the state and coffee was exported primarily to Europe. The sector was privatized in the 1960s, followed by state control from 1976 to 1991, and then a new wave of privatization began in 1991. Burundi is among the smallest coffee-producing countries in East Africa, with...

  At an altitude of 1239 meters, situated at the GPS coordinates 20º 52' 40"S 45º 45' 07"W, you will find a coffee farm known as Córrego Bonito. A long history is behind this farm and the producer Joaquim. When it comes to coffee production, Joaquim shares that the volume can vary annually but estimates an average of about 400 bags for export. The name given to their special coffee batch is "Café do Joaquim,"...

  Just a few miles inland from Kirambo at the edge of Lake Kivu, is the Karambi washing station, named after the nearby village and surrounding sector. Tucked onto steep and largely inaccessible slopes, the site is just over an area of 2.5 hectares. 4 staff are employed full time with the addition of 60 further staff during the harvest, of whom 90% are women. Since 2017, annual production has doubled from 220 tons of...

  Sitio Urtiga is a small 5ha farm that has been in the Cardoso's family since 1987. Josias father was a truck driver but in 1987 he decided to buy a small farm and plant some coffee trees, hoping that when he would harvest and sell his first crop of coffee, he could buy a new truck. Unfortunately the price of the coffee two years later was very cheap and he could not buy his...

Welcome to our new coffee release for this week. Below is a video showcasing the approach to roasting it and which method we think would be good to brew it by.     Your can purchase the coffee here. You can view an archive of previous coffees here

The Blending Room is a small, quality focused coffee roastery based in Hull. We have been operating for 14 years and are looking to expand our production team to help us continue delivering quality to our customers as we grow. We are recruiting for a Production Roaster. The role is physically demanding and one that requires hard work and commands focus and a keen attention to detail. The position is not limited to roasting coffee...

JOB ROLE: Technician SALARY: From £25k depending on experience RESPONSIBLE FOR: All internal and external coffee machine, grinder, brewer, production equipment and roaster maintenance. Seeking a highly organised and customer-focused Technician. Precision and comprehensive customer care are integral to this role, as well as the ability to creatively problem-solve and provide a high level of service. Invested in our values and goals, you will be an accountable candidate who enjoys working autonomously and can contribute to...

As we all get into the cadence of 2022, January at the BlendingRoom sees the introduction of the first improvement to our subscription coffee programme. We now roast and dispatch coffee for our monthly subscribers every Wednesday. This alteration is an iterative move towards offering a weekly Roaster’s Choice subscription. One that will see us sourcing fifty two individual coffees per year - no small task! An additional benefit to having a weekly dispatch of...

With the recent release of our new website, a few questions have come my way that I thought I would address in a broader explanation to everyone. Currently the coffee subscriptions are set up to be roast, post and received on or just after the first of every month. This means that a subscription purchase made on any day within the current month will be pooled and shipped to arrive with you on or just...

Beverley market is where it all began. Katie and I had been pondering starting a roasting business after we returned from a trip around Australasia in the winter of 2007/8. During the last half of 2008 I spent many an evening editing an Open Source code based website for us to launch an internet only business. However, a trip to Beverley one Saturday early in 2009 gave us the idea of standing at a market...

I mentioned in a post about green coffee, that our coffee gets transported to us in Jute bags with a Grainpro liner. So what is a Grainpro liner and why is most speciality coffee transported in it? A Grainpro liner is a bag that acts as a gas and moisture-proof barrier which guards against the ingress of water vapour, while retaining low Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide levels created by the respiration of the commodity. They are...

We operate an open door policy at the roastery and often get people dropping in to purchase coffee for home or collect web orders. This usually (if we’re not roasting) ends in a small tour of the facility and description of the processes involved in order to produce roasted coffee. Often people are keen to see (and handle) coffee in its raw state – green coffee. Most are genuinely surprised at the colour, and the...

Lockdown 3 The roastery is fully operational and will remain so throughout the UK’s third lockdown. We will be open for collections at the roastery, available online 24/7 and attending Beverley’s Saturday market.  OPERATIONAL UPDATE Please note that the Royal Mail is under increased pressure during COVID-19 and therefore your parcel may take a little longer than expected to arrive. In some cases up to 10 working days beyond their advertised delivery times. We are...