Jul 25, 2013 | Blog, Packaging
. . . Head south for the winter that is. We’ve got a bit of a bird/butterfly theme going on in our Central and South American coffees. Since we moved to St. Joseph Island in August 2008, we have really enjoyed watching the birds. We love the chickadees and other...
Apr 11, 2013 | Blog, Events
If you missed last weekend, you can make the drive this weekend to the Annual Maple Syrup Festival here on St. Joseph Island. Always the first two full weekends of April (this year that’s April 6, 7 & 13, 14) the St. Joseph Island Maple Syrup Festival is...
Apr 11, 2013 | Blog, Events, Music
The Mountain and the Trees (Jon Janes) is coming to the Old Town Hall on April 24th @ 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation (suggested amount is $10.00). We will be supplying fairtrade coffee for the event and people are encouraged to bring desserts to the show. The...
Mar 7, 2013 | Articles About Us, Blog
Pauline Clark spent an afternoon with us in our Roasting Shack last month learning all about what we do here at St. Joseph Island Coffee Roasters. She furiously scratched down notes as we chatted about the virtues of Fair Trade, coffee farmers, green coffee,...
Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Packaging
Our Peruvian Pangoa coffee has been one of our best sellers from the start, and today we have sent it out with a new label. Alpacas, native to the South American Andes, but no strangers to this neck of the woods, are irresistible to me with their punk...
Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Packaging
Look for our new “Full Moon Decaf” officially released today. This newly named coffee will replace our Decaf Peruvian. It is the lighter roast of the two water processed decaf coffees that we offer. Our darker roast, Decaf Honduras, will soon be replaced...
Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Packaging
Our new 454 g bio-fresh packaging has been on the shelves at our retail locations since last November. Unlike our last bag, this new packaging is vacuum sealed and equipped with a one-way valve that helps the coffee stay fresher for longer on the shelf, and the bag...
Mar 7, 2013 | Blog, Events
When I look out our windows, it’s hard to imagine that Seedy Saturday has already come and gone for 2013. Shane attended last Saturday with our coffee and tea, serving our fairtrade coffee and tea by the cup to all the seed swappers and shoppers. There are so...
Oct 25, 2012 | Blog, Events
Cara Luft was such a hit at our House Concert last November that we have decided to host her at the Town Hall in Richards Landing this year. With a bigger venue, we`re hoping to draw a bigger crowd . . . so . . . “Come on out to the island, come one, come all!...
Sep 13, 2012 | Blog, Events
Looking for something to do this weekend? How about a scenic drive in the country? Saturday promises to be a cool crisp autumn day for the annual Sylvan Circle Tour. This year there are 54 participating artists and artisans at 14 stops along the 100 km circle. From...
