I firmly believe small business is an integral part of improving the U.S. economy, and they need to be supported. Small business owners create unique relationships with their employees and customers, and have commitment to their product or service that is not seen in big business. The challenge I have set forth for myself is to purchase as much as I can from small businesses, and stay away from the big guys.
That prelude leads me to this: I decided to hit the internet in search of new coffee to write about. I found plenty of small "micro-roasters," if you will, who offered freshly roasted coffee beans and/or grounds at great prices. Dunkin' Donuts prepackaged coffee, although it is good, can run you $15 per pound at the grocery store, and who knows how long the bag has been sitting on the shelf. Starbucks has over saturated the coffee market, and I think there are incredible micro-roasts that need to be discovered by coffee drinking fiends like myself. The reviews of these micro-roasters will be covered in the next blog posts.
My research has led me to this:
Buy fresh coffee from small, if not local, roasters. They appreciate their business, not just financially, but because you chose their product over thousands of others. Coffee should never be stored in the freezer, it dries out the beans. Coffee can be found reasonably priced on the internet and shipped straight to my door. Who knew I could buy, receive, brew and drink coffee in my pajamas?
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