Okay, so this really has nothing to do with birds or the wild bird business.  Still, it is a pretty cool thing and does allow you to source your coffee from organic and/or fair trade producers.  I have been roasting my own coffee for a couple years but just got back into it last November.  We ordered a bunch of green coffee beans and roasted it for Christmas gifts.  It doesn't take a lot of money to get started.  However, if you feel so moved, you can buy a pretty expensive home unit with programmable roasting profiles.

I am still low-tech and roasting in the garage (it puts off a LOT of smoke).  I hope to spend a couple hours at it this weekend and will try to get some photos of the process.  With luck, I'll be able to put together a post showing the equipment and giving you much more detail.  So, tune in next week if you think coffee roasting sounds fun!  In the mean time, check out the Sweet Maria's website for more info.  I buy all my beans from them and have received nothing but great customer service.

 

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