Fika Coffee Blog
High Low Buffalo
The year that never happened. If I don’t write for a year, did the year even happen? Yes, I can say with a loud...
New Guatemalan Coffee and a Birthday Treat
It's Josh's birthday! We have few surprises in store, including a new coffee that you won't want to miss from Guatemala.
It's my birthday!
This Friday, December 10th in what turns out to be a divine coincidence between my birthday and Fika’s love for Guatemala we have a pretty...
East of Eden/ West of Lutsen
“In human affairs of danger and delicacy successful conclusion is sharply limited by hurry. So often men trip by being in a rush. If one...
Sisu Coffee Project Update
Looking back on that past year with the Sisu Coffee Project, at first glance I’m not surprised there is an awesome community behind our business...
Freshness of Perception: Introducing the Work of Natalie Salminen Rude
written by Ruth Ann Pszwaro --- We should preserve our silent sanctuaries, for in them we perpetuate the eternal perspective.~Sigurd F. Olson ...
A Look into the Summer at Fika
It’s peak season here on the North Shore. Lots of people are here, maybe even more than ever. Despite that, this year feels so much...
The Roaster's Road
by Amy Woschek Schmidt and Josh Lindstrom"This story was initially published in Issue 10 of Lake and Company." -- Many of the roads leading out of Huehuetenango, Guatemala are dubious. Impossibly...
State of Fika Address: An Update from the North Shore
Well, if the President of the USA gets to make a State of the Union address annually, I thought better give at least one State...