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Roaster of the Year: Thanksgiving Coffee Company
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Roaster of the Year: Thanksgiving Coffee Company

ONCE IN A LIFE TIME AWARD

July Events 2023

Summer of Fun

July is only halfway done and yet the events are nonstop! Getting out amongst the world of coffee lovers gives us the best connection possible and exposure of our products to a wide range of audiences.

We have been doing lots and lots of non-stop local (and not-so-local) events recently, including:

Caspar-Fest

 An annual event at the Caspar Community Center that brings the community together with local vendors and music in celebration of Caspar, CA

Bubbles, facepainting, kidzone at Caspar Fest with U'ilani Wesley

The band La Onda

Momma Grows funk, an eight piece funk band playing live performing in front of a dancing crowd outside in the sunshine

The Redwood Coast Recreation Center

Here we offered our coffee to support the center in Sea Ranch, CA

"Your presence really added a nice touch and helped make it a successful event. We have gotten a LOT of positive feedback so we are hoping to repeat the event next summer!"

Beth Roland

B Local Bay Area

This event was a group mixer for B Corps in San Francisco. As a certfied B Corp we enjoy meeting and working with our local chapter to learn about the good work and practices of our colleagues.

The Chair of the Bay Area B Local Keira Murphy addresses the gathering, and a downtown view of Sales Force Tower in San Francisco

Nathan Nies at the Thanksgiving Coffee station sharing our delicious coffee and story with our fellow B Corp community.

The Mendocino Music Festival!

We have been serving coffee as a sponsor of the Music Festival since it's humble beginnings in 1986.

Festival Orchestra 1, with soloists Jessica Fellowes and Katie Kadarauch

View from the Festival Tent

Lavender Grace enjoying a cup of coffee at the Festival

Coffee brings people together. We are happy to support our community to learn and grow and celebrate one another with great coffee.


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July Events 2023

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  • The World’s Largest Salmon BBQ

    We Were There!

    A beautiful day of sunshine in Noyo Harbor with all the participants out enjoying themselves.

    Participants of the Salmon BBQ in the beautiful Noyo Harbor, CA

    The World’s Largest Salmon BBQ happened on 7/1, and again – Thanksgiving Coffee was there! This event brings together thousands of salmon lovers to raise money for salmon habitat restoration. The salmon fishery in California was closed this year – completely – in order to let the salmon population rebound, so everything that we can do to support increased spawning grounds will help the salmon, our local economy, and the entire ecosystem.

    The Thanksgiving Coffee Booth with signs and banners at the Salmon BBQ with the CEO, Jonah Katzeff  out front. 

    Thanksgiving Coffee Booth at the Salmon BBQ with CEO, Jonah Katzeff (on right ) out front. 

    Our booth provided hot coffee (Mocha Java and Royal Decaf) and cold brew (Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Natural from the Gedeb region) in exchange for any donation to Salmon Restoration. We raised nearly $500 from donations alone. Our Office Manager, Jennifer, CEO Jonah, and co-founders Paul and Joan were on hand with Sales and Marketing Manager, Joe, to keep the coffee flowing for 8 hours.

    Jennifer Brown  behind the Thanksgiving Coffee Booth under a canopy with large coffee pots.

    Jennifer Brown at Thanksgiving Coffee Booth at the Salmon BBQ

    All we can do to support increased spawning grounds will help the salmon,
    our local economy, and the entire ecosystem.

    We were not alone in this effort: fellow B Corps including North Coast Brewing Company and Harvest Market were on hand to donate, raise additional funds, and support the cause. The menu usually includes corn on the cob, but corn was in short supply this year, so Harvest Market was able to source organic new potatoes to supplant the menu.

    Young girl and Jennifer Bosma on right serving potatoes out of big bowls for the Salmon BBQ

    Jennifer Bosma on right, representing both Harvest Market and Rotary

    North Coast Brewing Company's CEO, Jennifer Owen, along with senior brewing staff serving a thirsty crowd at the World's Largest Salmon BBQ

    Dozens of volunteers helped pull this event together and make it run smoothly including Rotary International (with participation from both Fort Bragg and Mendocino chapters), California Conservation Corp., Mendocino Sheriff’s Department, Salmon Restoration Association, and the celebrity grill team including lots of local dignitaries including Fort Bragg’s Mayor, several County Commissioners, local business owners, and many, many more.

    A collage of all the Volunteers Serving up the food with smiles 

    Volunteers Serving up the food with smiles

    A guitarist, Bass player and Drummer in the band West of Nowhere playing live at the Salmon BBQ 

    "West of Nowhere" playing at the Salmon BBQ

    The event had a lively festival atmosphere with great weather, great vibes and lots of live music including West of Nowhere (pictured), Steven Bates Band, the Caspar Kings, Earl Oliver, and Deep Pockets who started the day off with some very danceable grooves. One of the highlights is the annual release of the supporting shirt… this year’s shirt slogan, “If you must smoke – smoke salmon.”



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  • Roastmaster's Select Club: Finca de Alexa

    Roastmaster's Select Club: Finca de Alexa

    Once a month, members of the Roastmaster’s Select Coffee Club have the opportunity to sample unique micro-lot coffees from around the world. “What is a micro lot,” you ask? Read up on how we source the beans and what happens when they reach our roastery.

    Following the harvest cycle, Roastmaster’s Club Members have exclusive access to these one-of-a-kind coffees at their peak freshness, and now it’s your turn!

    This month we're sharing our Finca de Alexa coffee grown in Nicaragua by Alexa Marin of PRODECOOP and roasted here at Thanksgiving Coffee in Fort Bragg, CA.


    Finca de Alexa Coffee from Nicaragua

    Alexa Marin lives with her two sons in the mountains of Northern Nicaragua, near the border of Honduras, where they focus on growing the best coffee possible. She has been a coffee farmer for many years and has worked with the cooperative PRODECOOOP since 1992, currently serving as their gender equality coordinator.

    During a visit to Nicaragua in 2013, I had the opportunity to tour Alexa's farm. Above her coffee plants was an over-story of native trees and scattered here and there were decomposing into the soil which made me wonder what affect this could have on the flavor of the coffee cherries.

    Later that day, I traveled to the PRODECOOP tasting room to do a blind tasting of coffees from 17 different farms. One coffee really jumped out as overtly sweet and citric. Guess what? It happened to be from Alexa's farm!

    -Jacob Long, Thanksgiving Coffee Roastmaster

     

    Altitude: 1,500-1,700 Meters

    Processing: Wet/Washed

    Farmer: Finca de Alexa

    Region: Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua

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    Roastmaster's Select Club: Finca de Alexa

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  • September Single Origin Club: Kenya Nyeri Peaberry

    Single Origin Club: Kenya Nyeri Peaberry

    What is a Single Origin coffee? Simply put, these coffees are defined by the place they come from. Single Origin coffees are from a specific farm or group of farms that make up small cooperatives. You’ll find that most of our Single Origin coffees are light roasted, bringing out their unique aromas and flavor notes.

    We are thrilled to share the fascinating stories behind each coffee. This month, Roastmaster, Jacob Long, hand-picked our Kenya Nyeri Peaberry coffee, which also happens to be one of our 2017 Roaster of the Year award winners! Join our Single Origin Club now to have only the finest of coffees delivered to your doorstep each month.


    Coffee from Kenya

    This Kenyan coffee is grown on the eastern slopes of Aberdares mountain ranges in Nyeri County, Kenya by the family-owned farms of the Othaya Farmers Co-operative Society Limited (FCS). Established in 1956, FCS has more than 14,000 members who generally have half acre plots averaging 250 coffee trees.

    Tasting this coffee at its freshest is not something to be missed. This light roast from Africa has a unique mouthfeel with hints of milk chocolate, ripe peach, and caramel. We’re especially fond of this single origin, because it helped solidify our title as 2017 Roaster of the Year, from Roast Magazine. Along with our Ethiopian Yirgacheffe and Paul’s Blend, the Kenya Nyeri Peaberry was judged during a blind tasting alongside a variety of other entrants – and came out on top. We had the opportunity to meet with Jim and Phyllis, representing the Othaya Cooperative, at the Global Coffee Expo in April, 2017, and snagged this photo of them with our Roastmaster, Jacob Long.

     

    Altitude: 1,400-1,800 meters

    Processing: Washed, dried in raised beds

    Cooperative: Othaya Farmers Co-op Society Limited

    Varietal: SL28

    Not ready to join the Single Origin Club? Make a one-time purchase of our Kenya Nyeri Peaberry Light Roast coffee.

    From the Roastery

    September Single Origin Club: Kenya Nyeri Peaberry

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