Hey All,

I am moving the blog over to:

http://evansandkingcoffee.wordpress.com/

I hope to see all of you there.

Thanks,

Matt

Grounds to Go Green.

With homegrown gardens popping up everywhere and organic not just a buzzword, but a way of life for many, why not join in on the lifestyle of the green warriors and save money, while growing some amazing homegrown veggies…With this tip, you can successfully use your old coffee grounds as a fertilizer for your plants or garden.

Now, I have heard the stories of many using different methods with thier grounds as a fertilizer, but after some own trial and error, and with guidance of fellow coffeeheads and websites, I have figured out the best option.

The best use for the coffee grounds comes in form of compost.  You can simply add the coffee grounds to your compost bin/pile along with other organic material such as tree clippings, leaves, etc.  Before your pile begins to compost and generate heat, it is important to create layers to help the composting process.  If you add 30lbs of used coffee grinds, and 3 leaves, this will not compost successfully.  There need to be equal parts of “browns” and “greens”.  Browns include such things as leaves, twigs, and branches, while Greens include coffee grounds, grass clippings, vegtable waste, etc.  By having the correct ratios of each, enough Carbon is provided by the browns and the greens provide the nitrogen.  Add water to this and it will provide moisture to facilitate the breaking down process.

For more reference, visit http://www.epa.gov/waste/conserve/rrr/composting/index.htm

As a shop owner, it is a great customer service addition if you are able to provide your customers with used grounds that you have collected from your day to day operation.  From a customer aspect, its great, because you are gaining a component of great fertilizer for free.

100% Kona Coffee.

One of the best parts of working in a coffee company is trying all of the coffees.  As we are looking to expand our line up to three-fold by the end of summer, we are sampling all sorts of different coffees.  One that stuck out was this week was the Kona Extra Fancy from the Heavenly Hawaiian Farm.  Now, I am typically not interested in Kona Coffees, simply because of the excessive price tag and the relatively predictable cup.  However, this coffee was very smooth and had an astonishly easy going finish.  As I drank a french press in my office around 830PM, trying to finish the days workload, I rediscovered all of the luster around the Kona Coffee.  Much like a Corona, this coffee has the ability to transcend you from the norm, and take you to a greatly desired place.  Although I would have rather been out mountain biking, playing 18 holes, or out with a good looking lady friend, I wasn’t.  With temptations similar to the aforementioned at loom, I was suddenly taken to a decadent place of complete tranquility.  I was drinking a cup of Kona in the office at 830PM, while surprisingly and unexpectedly, perfectly content.  For me, this was the textbook definition of an “affordable luxury” and it is times like these that remind me not only why I love coffee, but more importantly why I love what I do…

Hang Loose.

M