Category: The Art of Coffee

The Specialty Coffee Expo, April 21st-23rd, 2023 was held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR and saw 33,000 coffee enthusiasts from every segment of the industry gather in homage to the best coffees on the planet Earth. When I say every segment of the industry, imagine suppliers to cafes in both edible products and equipment. Sleek espresso machines that remind one of Ferraris, automatic and manual brew systems, glass and cup ware, recyclable flatware, roasting machines, processing equipment, meters to read moisture and TDS (total dissolved solids) in Read More…

When you are as passionate about coffee as we are here at Greenwell Farms, every detail of growing, harvesting, processing, quality control, and roasting must be considered. When quality is your goal, you are constantly looking at ways to improve the final product. That of course includes packaging, and it is why we are excited to announce our re-designed Greenwell Farms Classic and Flavored series bags. After a year + of research, design, testing color schemes, re-doing, fine-tuning details, and finding a supplier, our new coffee bags have dropped!  The Read More…

In the coffee world, we must learn to love our coffee black and to evaluate it on its own merits. If you have always consumed your coffee with a splash of milk or a spoonful of sugar, for many “drinking it black” is a horrible experience to be avoided at all costs. Certainly, poor quality coffee would not reveal subtlety or complexity straight black, but even if you are new to specialty coffee, I encourage you to always have a sip of your specialty coffee black, and little by little Read More…

Happy New Year! I’d like to say that the simple answer is “Yes!”, coffee can be integrated into any healthy lifestyle, but there are some caveats that you will need to understand as you tailor your coffee consumption to fit your individual needs. First, let’s look at the basic pros and cons in relation to the health benefits of coffee. Here is a quick list of known benefits and drawbacks of coffee: Pros: Known to boost energy Believed to lower the risk of type 2 diabetes Believed to protect against Read More…