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How is it Done, Magic of Honey
Bee Bold AllianceHow is it Done? The Magic of Honey There is special magic found in the miraculous process of honey. The dedication and unique skills called upon in these extraordinary pollinators is a true wonder. This golden "ambrosia" of...
Ancient History of Pollination
Bee Bold AllianceAncient History of Pollination “Go to your fields and your gardens, and you shall learn that it is the pleasure of the bee to gather honey of the flower,But it is also the pleasure of the flower to yield its honey to the bee.For to...
The Coffee that Gives Thanks
Giving ThanksYou probably know this already. There is a common misconception about our company name where people think that it means we are all about the holiday in November. We like turkey and family gatherings just fine, but our name means...
Delicious Peace Coffee
Farmers & CooperativesDelicious Peace Coffee by Paul Katzeff Delicious Peace Coffee is produced in Uganda by 250 coffee farmers of Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths who work together in their newly reformed cooperative after the last one they...
New website design for 2020!
Our New Website and Online Store Now LIVE!Notice anything different around here? Check out our hot new website design, fresh for 2020! We have a lot of coffee know-how and delicious content to share with you, and our new website makes it easier...
Coffee Processing: Dry versus Wet
Coffee 101 There are countless variables that contribute to the complex flavors of your favorite coffee before it even reaches your cup. Many people know that the country of origin, coffee tree varietal, and roast color have an immediate impact,...
How to Store Your Coffee
Coffee 101How to store your coffee to keep it fresh and as tasty as the day it was received: Staling is caused, in order of most harmful to least harmful Exposure to air (Oxidization) Exposure to heat Exposure to moisture Exposure to light AIR...
Springtime for SongBirds
Coffee 101The best coffee is grown the traditional way— slowly, under a canopy of shade from taller native hardwood trees. Shade-grown coffees are carefully tended, harvested, and processed by people who know and love coffee, and who depend on it...
Whale Run 2019
EventsCoffee and Movement Athletes have long appreciated the many helpful properties of coffee. As a pre-race ritual, a hot cup of coffee gets the blood flowing and puts a spring in your step. After a hard workout, the capillary dilation...
This is Shade-Grown Coffee
Sustainability Shade Coffee looks like this: grown under the canopy of indigenous trees. The white barked taller trees are commonly known in Central America as “Inga”. They are great for coffee because they not only provide shade for the trees but...
Mocha Java – 92 Points!
From the RoasteryCoffee Review – February 2019Blind Assessment: Deep, chocolaty, cleanly fruit-toned. Dark chocolate, cedar, black cherry, magnolia, molasses in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with gentle, rounded acidity. Consolidates to...
The Roastmaster’s Select 50th Edition
From the RoasteryIn late 2014, Roastmaster Jacob Long was touring the Thanksgiving Coffeewarehouse with a new employee, Brand Manager Marchelo Bresciani. Educating him on various green coffees stacked high on pallets, Jacob told Marchelo where the...
Flores Green Dragon
From the RoasteryEvery month, members of our Roastmaster’s Select Club have the opportunity to sample fresh and unique micro lot coffees from all around the world. In 2018 we were proud to showcase a diversity of coffee flavors from Ecuador,...
What is Espresso?
Coffee 101Es·pres·so – /eˈspresˌō/noun: espresso; plural noun: espressos; noun: expresso; plural noun:1. strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans.from Italian (caffè) espresso, literally ‘pressed out (coffee)’. The...
Winner! 2019 Good Food Awards
From the RoasteryThanksgiving Coffee’s Upsetter Espresso has been named a Winner of the 2019 Good Food Awards! Each January, the Good Food Foundation organizes a three-day weekend to meet, celebrate, taste and buy from the nearly 200 Good Food...
The Upsetter
From the Roastery“Behind the controls of the roasting machine, the roaster checks gauges, fiddles with knobs and valves, and works to perfect each and every roast. We’ve named our Upsetter Espresso after Lee “Scratch” Perry, known as “The...
Good Food Award Finalist
From the RoasteryFor a long time, certifications for responsible practices and awards for superior taste have remained distinct – one honors social and environmental responsibility, while the other celebrates craftsmanship and flavor. The Good Food...
Water is the Main Ingredient in a Good Cup of Coffee
Coffee 101Most people who love their coffee go to great lengths to get exquisite beans, a capable burr grinder, and an expensive device for brewing. For some reason, however, they never seem to give the water a second thought. The truth is that...
Cause Coffees: a Year in Review
From the RoasteryChanging the world, one cup at a time Here at Thanksgiving Coffee, we are just as proud of our award winning coffee beans as we are of our amazing non-profit Cause Coffee partners. We know how hard it can be to fight the good...
Award-Winning Coffee
From the RoasteryAuthenticity is the heart of perfection. When you love the work you do and care deeply about the process, it shines through to the finished product. At least, that’s been our experience here at Thanksgiving Coffee Company. Our...
Unpacking Coffee Features Paul Katzeff of Thanksgiving Coffee
From the RoasteryUnpacking Coffee is a celebration of coffee through episodes that focus on individual coffee roasters and their unique stories. The show’s hosts, Kandace and Ray, share a mutual love for all things coffee and created Unpacking...
Tanzania Coffee – Now Available for a Limited Time
From the RoasteryOnce a month, members of the Roastmaster’s Select Coffee Club have the opportunity to sample unique micro-lot coffees from around the world. Everything from our excellent Enjambre Cafetalero Mexico Coffee, to special micro-lots...
Winesong 2018
EventsLiving in a small rural town means that we all have to work together to support our community resources. Fundraising events are seasonal cornerstones out here on the Mendocino Coast, and of all the events we participate in throughout the...
National Dog Day with the Mendocino Coast Humane Society
From the RoasteryWe love dogs here at Thanksgiving Coffee, and we are happy to celebrate National Dog Day this Sunday, August 26. Brutus and Zoe are Thanksgiving’s reliable four legged co-workers, a joyful addition to the team, always ready for a...
Honey Bee Day 2018
EventsThis Saturday is National Honey Bee Day! Take time in the garden and around your neighborhood to thank the pollinators around you this weekend. These little black and yellow insects play a vital role in keeping all of us alive on this planet,...
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