Kenya Nyeri Karagoto AA

This week my kids kept themselves busy being entrepreneurs. I suppose that if your parents are small business owners, it seems natural to start your own “business.” They were selling wild plums, apples, watercress, and lemonade in front of our house. Since everyone who takes the time to stop is pretty much a guaranteed customer (our neighbors are great!), they were quite successful. And they learned some good economic lessons about the cost of product to sell and the work of picking fruit.

Summertime Sales

Around here, we are in the exciting stage of waiting to meet Becky and Dave’s new baby. If you aren’t a regular, you might not know that our manager (and my sister) will be giving birth in the next few weeks. We can’t wait! New babies are always a reason to celebrate, and we wish Dave and Becky all the best as they get ready for this addition to their family. Keep an eye on our social media pages for an official announcement.

We also had the fun of welcoming back a former employee this week. Kelley is back from her travels and back to work for us. We’re glad to have her back. In the next week Monica will be taking her turn to travel the world, and we’ll miss her experience in opening the store–but we’ll be glad to hear about her trip to Europe when she gets back.

Whether you are traveling this summer or staying close to home, I hope that you are finding good coffee to drink. If you are in town, we have a new offering for you: our Kenya Nyeri Karagoto AA. Kenyan coffees are prized for their excellence, and this is no exception. It is grown on the slopes around Mt. Kenya, in the kind of acidic soil where coffee flourishes, north of the capitol of Nairobi.

Nyeri is the county where the Karagoto (also spelled Karogoto) mill is located. The coffee is grown by farmers who are a part of the Tekangu Cooperative, which you can read about here. The Karagoto mill is a wet processing factory, and these beans are carefully prepared. We have roasted them light, and they have a wonderful citrus flavor in the cup.

This Kenya AA is available for you to try this week. Use the code July days* for your free cup. We are planning a big family get together this weekend, so we’ll be sure to have plenty of coffee in the house. Whatever you are doing these hot summer days, drink good coffee. Cheers!
–Holly Fike

*Code good for one free 12 ounce cup of Kenya AA. Code expires on 7.28.16. Limit one free cup per customer please. Valid only at Carolines Coffee Roasters, 128 S. Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA. Code/Offer has no cash value.