Fika Coffee Blog
Coffee and the Secret Laws of Nature
The coffee world isn't always as beautiful as it appears from a consumer perspective. In many ways, the industry has adopted unsustainable farming methods for both farmers...
Fika Coffee Illustrated in 2020 Stats
Just over a year ago I wrote a blog post about our social media breakup in 2019 which spoke to the idea of limits and...
What is Natural Process Coffee?
2020 marked our second year in a row of purchasing a Natural Process coffee from the Villatoro family in Guatemala who operate their coffee Finca...
Cultivating Beauty Through Our Work
This month, I (Josh) have the great honor to introduce a guest writer to our blog: Ruth Ann Pszwaro. Ruth and her family are good...
How COVID-19 has Impacted our Business
At 6:20 in the morning Jude and I were waiting for a school bus to pick us up. It was Jude’s 3rd birthday and what...
A Coffee Roaster in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The first time I roasted coffee I was seated on a wooden stool in front of a small fireplace. A softly burning but well kept...
Community over Competition: Special Coffee for the North Shore
Have you heard of the Sisu Coffee Project? It’s a new community focused collaboration with our friends Hannah from Hoaglund Designs and Sarah from the...
The Importance of Highway 61
The North Shore is a beautiful place to live, but it is also incredibly challenging. Because of that, Highway 61 plays an integral role in...
Introducing: Congo Coffee
Participating in economic systems which support the well being of all participants is something which Fika strives for in our relationships to the coffee producing...