Friday, August 19, 2011

El Salvador Nombre de Dios

Nombre de Dios farm is run by fourth generation coffee growers, Maria Elena and her two sisters. They carry on the tradition of their grandfather, who planted the farm in the 1860’s. Located 1500 meters above sea level, in the highlands of Alotepec-Metepan Mountain Range of El Salvador, the coffee produced here has tastes of citrus fruit, sweet apricot, and sweet Belgium chocolate with balanced acidity.
The growth and development of the community is a priority for the family farm; they have donated land where a school, clinic, football field, and church were built. They are also Members of the IWCA and have received Cup of Excellence awards in the last 5 years.

Cafe de Mujer

We are excited to partner with these Women in Guatemala. This coffee is produced and cultivated by a Co-Op of smallholder women farmers. The coffee is strictly high grown at 1500 meters in the highlands of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. This coffee is part of a project that supported certifications for sustainable practices for women in the coffee value chain resulting in fair-trade and sustainable coffee. The Co-Op has members who represent over nine linguistic Mayan languages. This coffee has an intense acidity, and rich complex flavor with full body.

Cafe de Mujer from Huehuetenango, Guatemala is on a boat making it's way to California. This is the official Mayacert certification showing that the coffee is produced by women. This certificate verifies that this is a sustainable program.



Monday, August 8, 2011

Carmichael Park Farmer's Market

Farmer's Market, vegetables, fruit, coffee, tea, Carmichael park, sacramento,
Come visit us next weekend at Carmichael Park Farmer's Market! It will be our second week. We will have hot/iced Coffee and Tea. We also have our whole bean coffee and loose leaf tea! There are some amazing Farmer's at this market. Cheese from a family dairy farm that has been in business for over 90 years, local honey, Napa Valley Wine and so much more. We bought some amazing heirloom tomatoes and honey dew from Azolu farm. Come check it out! They have live music, plenty of shade and picnic tables!!

Designing Dreams Fashion Show

Giving, love, life threatening disease, children, fashion, design, heels, tea, coffee, sweet-dreams, Sacramento, Tiana Vega

El Dorado Roasting is teaming up with the Sweet Dreams Foundation this next weekend on August 13th for the Designing Dreams Fashion in Sacramento. The Sweet Dreams foundation was created to change the quality of life for children who have been diagnosed with a life threatening disease through their dream bedroom. Most children Sweet Dreams works with spend most of their time going from their home to the hospital and are not able to play like normal children. My good friend, Jennifer Richards, is the President and Interior Designer of the charity and strives to improve the lives of these children.
Check out more info www.sweet-dreams.org

We will be offering a variety of Coffee and Tea for donations to benefit the charity. It will be at the Memorial Auditorium, will have 11 designers, over a hundred models and all for charity! We will have a special 'Sweet Dreams' Superfruit tea we created for the charity. The cost for the runway fashion show is $25. Check out more info at www.designingdreamsfashionshow.com

We are excited to be part of this and hope you can make it! We will be there in our heels showing love through our actions!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Farmer's Market, Sunrise Mall, Placerville, Saturday morn, coffee, tea, granola

Hey Friends! We will be at the Farmer's Markets on
Friday in the old shopping center off blue ravine in Folsom
Downtown Placerville and Sunrise Mall on Saturday
And at the other Sunrise market near the bridge on Sunday
Come see us at our booth and get some coffee and tea!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Old Sugar Mill in Sacramento Wine and Cheese Event

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We had a fun time this weekend at the Old Sugar Mill in Sacramento roasting coffee with our small roaster. It was so great to meet all the other small business owners and share in their stories! Our Hibiscus Tea was a favorite and the Women's Harvest Cafe de Costa Rica Coffee as well! More events to come!