Maui Grown
What a whirlwind the last week has been. Since our last newsletter we’ve had a playoff baseball game, had a birthday party for Jack, gone camping in the redwoods with the fifth grade for two nights, gone to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk with the fifth grade, had the championship playoff game (they won! NCLL minor champions two years straight!), had two award ceremonies for children finishing third and fifth grade, and we’ve made it to the last day of school. Whew! I know that all school-age parents, teachers, aides, and school administrators had the same kind of week. Congratulations to all on finishing.
The redwoods around our campsite
Tomorrow marks the first official day of summer vacation. I have two kids who are looking forward to sleeping outside and sleeping in. Although sometimes those two are mutually exclusive: the sun comes up awfully early these days. I’m anticipating a slower pace, and I think that will give us all some much needed rest.
The camping trip was a celebration for Jack’s class after two years together. It was so much fun to see this group of kids have fun together one last time before middle school next year. We got to play in tidepools, go on hikes, play at the beach (even almost sixth graders still love sand castles and sand forts), and finish with a day at the Boardwalk. It was a completely enjoyable trip for everyone, I do believe.
I have not been around much this week, but we do have a new coffee for you that beautifully evokes summer: our Maui Grown from the Ka’anapali Estate. Can you picture the blue skies and azure ocean? This coffee is grown in rows in the West Maui mountains, and you can see the spectacular views in the gallery on the Maui Grown website here.
This is a yellow Caturra coffee, a variety of coffea arabica that ripens to yellow instead of red. You won’t notice a difference in roasted beans, however. This is a full natural coffee, sun-dried. There is a YouTube video here that shows the process these beans go through. It also shows the beauty of the the Ka’anapali Estate, laid out above the ocean.
This is a sweet coffee, and smooth. If you enjoy Kona coffees, you’ll like this Maui bean. You can try a cup on us with the code tide pools* this week. Enjoy your weekend, and drink good coffee. Cheers.
–Holly Fike
*Code good for one free 12 ounce cup of Maui Grown. Code expires on 6.16.16. Limit one free cup per customer please. Valid only at Carolines Coffee Roasters, 128 S. Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA.