Vermont Coffee Plus Pumpkins Equals Pumpkin Spice Coffee

Good Morning Coffee Lovers,

An early coloring of the leaves this season has started the annual parade of tourists, leaf-peepers and wood-covered bridge seekers off with a bang this autumn. Here at Brown and Jenkins, from atop our scenic vista on Route 15, we watch and welcome the visitors to events like last week's Pumpkin' Chuckin' day across the way at Boyden Farms. And, of course, we serve up fall flavored favorites like Apple Crisp coffee and Pumpkin Spice coffee to locals, visitors and our online customers around the nation and beyond.

Local Pumpkin Sales

Pumpkins and Vermont are synonymous at this time of the year. Although we are located in Cambridge, the Brown and Jenkins coffee community extends to several small towns beyond that border. I've seen signs for an Annual Pumpkin Yard Sale to benefit the Waterville Elementary 6th grade class trip on the 16th, numerous craft sales, and see all the local farms (Valley Dream Farm, Waiora Valley Farm …) selling their pumpkins despite an unusually poor season for the crop.

Of course, our coffee beans come from places like Guatemala and Columbia. While Vermont grows amazing pumpkins and apples- coffee beans just don't thrive here. Still, our roaster Glenn makes that Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee with an artistry that blends coffee beans from afar with the local pumpkin passion. Stop by and try one of our autumnal coffees on your way to any of the great fall events offered in our neck of northeastern Vermont.

Until our next cup,

Sandy Riggen