A Global Coffee Connection

Good Morning Coffee Lovers,

Here in my corner of Vermont I have a pristine view of the Green Mountains, an online coffee business that reaches across this country into several others, and personal interactions that always amaze me. You've heard me talk about the coffee connection before. This represents my personal belief that coffee is about more than a drink. The experience of sharing a cup of coffee is a way for people to meet, communicate, and share.

I could give you a ton of examples of how this coffee connection is displayed in the Brown and Jenkins roastery on a daily basis; however, this recent experience puts such an international flair on the event I just can't resist.

I had a gentleman named Stefan Wernig from Oberresal, Germany wander into the shop the other day. He was interested in the coffee roasting equipment so I showed him what we use and how the different machines help Glenn turn green coffee beans into gourmet roasted coffee beans. Somewhere during my mini-tour, another couple wandered over. It turns that the woman, Petra Shumski, is also from Germany and once lived in the same province that Stefan was visiting from. Petra is married to an American and now lives in Vermont.

Obviously, they had quite a bit to talk about. For me, this is the epitome of the coffee connection; that you can travel across the globe and meet someone from home over a good cup of coffee.

Until our next cup,
Sandy Riggen