News

11/6/10_______________________________

Happy November! Once we have two more final sub contractors (one being the lighting, thats why the picts are a bit dark!) in this upcoming week we will be open and you can come and visit us at 181 Willet Ave, Riverside RI. As usual we are still roasting coffee and feel free to let us know if you need some. Because I cant resist, here are a few more pictures of the space. 

Have a great day,

J

  

10/26/10

Change for tomorrow. (A reflection from Kate Znoj, PCR team member)

The hearts of the people of Haiti ache. We often ask.."How can one person feel like they make a difference in a short term trip to a country that is desperate for help?" Team PCR made a difference in the lives of children at New Life Children's Home an orphange located in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. More than 100 children were rescued from the depths of depravitiy of Haiti and now run and laugh around the grounds of New Life Children's Home. Team PCR was so excited to be able to serve in this incredible place. We may not have given them thousands of dollars or promised them a perfect future...but we called them by name, expressed our love through hugs and attention, and let them know that someone cared. We were told of their past and how they arrived at the orphanage but were inspired by the hope that they have for their future. 

As we returned home...we were excited to work on the cafe, but even more excited to see how Providence Coffee Roasters will continue to have an impact all over the world.

  

8/26/2010

Hello Fellow Coffee Lovers! Well you can see that from the pictures taken a few days ago below that we are close to getting the cafe off and running! We will make sure to keep you all updated when it opens and when we have our opening party. Also if you are in need of beans were still roasting offsite so feel free to email us or order of the site here!

Thanks for the support and remember that your coffee can help to change the world!

PCR Team

  

7/6/2010________________

Greetings! 

            It’s the perfect day for an iced coffee here in Rhode Island as were in the midst of a heat wave!   Were writing you to inform you of some exciting news at Providence Coffee Roasters! First, starting this weekend we will be offering two new coffees starting Saturday, one is a nice Fair Trade Organic Mexican coffee. This coffee is a shade grown in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve (where thousands of plant and animal species live) in the highlands of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. Our importers actually pay a 20-cent a pound premium to help maintain the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. This is a tasty coffee with traces of a nutty/cocoa body, sure to be a crowd pleaser.

            The second coffee is a Fair Trade and Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe with subtle citrus notes and that famous Yirgacheffe body. Both coffees will be available for sale on our website and soon in our new coffee shop!

            That’s right; Providence Coffee Roasters café is slated to open in August! Located in Riverside RI we will be offering a full line of coffee and coffee specialty drinks along with tasty snacks and pastries. This newly constructed café will be home to our new coffee roaster and will have plenty of comfortable seating for you to sit in and enjoy. Pictures will be posted soon on both our website and facebook account so keep checking back with us for updates on the café!

Have a great day and let us know if you need any coffee!

 PCR

4/1/2010__________________

Our New Roaster!

6/15/2010_________________

   

How to make the perfect iced coffee

1)    Use dark roast and brew the coffee strong! (as the icing process often dilutes the coffee)

2)    Make ice cubes out of coffee that you other wise would not have drunk….so instead of throwing out that last cup in the pot from this mornings coffee pour it into a cup and let it cool. Once the coffee is room temperature pour it into ice cube trays!

3)    Place the coffee ice cubes in a plastic glass. (the temperate changes can crack glass!)

4)    Add milk and sugar to the freshly brewed coffee (sugar and milk dissolve and distribute better in hot coffee)

5)    Add the fresh brewed coffee to the plastic glass full of coffee ice cubes.

6)    Enjoy

5/26/2010_________________

For all of you coffee lovers out there, we are back from our trip across the pond with some fantastic coffee adventures to tell about! There are many a fantastic cafe in the UK. If the age and character of the cafe spaces and overall quality of coffee in general was not enough to be blown away by, we also had the opportunity to meet Gwilym Davies, the current world Barista champ! Needless to say I was taking notes for when we open up a cafe in Rhode Island later in the year! Posted on our Facebook are several pictures from various coffee hot spots and the link below is the video of Gwilym making the drinks that won him the championship. (warning this video is for real coffee nerds!) Enjoy

http://vimeo.com/4378520 

4/30/2010_________________

Hi fellow coffee lovers,
Happy (almost) May day! Its a beautiful morning out, bright and sunny with a cool breeze; a perfect day for a nice cup of coffee. As we begin the month of May Jevon and I wanted to share the latest news out of the Providence Coffee Roasters HQ.
I (Jeff) will be heading out of town for a bit spending some time across the pond, wearing scarves, enjoying small European cafes. We will be getting inspiration from these beautiful cafes for the exciting possibility of our small coffee company starting up a cafe/coffee house in Rhode Island! More information on this exciting possibility of a cafe will be coming your way soon so keep your ears open! Also if you need coffee in the next few weeks feel free to contact Jevon at Jevon(at)providencecoffeeroasters.com as I (Jeff) will be unavailable.
Later in May we will be hitting a historic milestone of coffee sold and as a way to celebrate and will be unveiling a few new blends and coffees and a special one time offering to try these new blends that will be hard to refuse! We have simply loved connecting with many of you over the past few months of this exciting adventure to supply you the best possible coffee that is ethically and sustainability grown, roasted and provided to you. Keep emailing us and giving us your thoughts, we value that and remember, your coffee can change the world!
Jevon and Jeff

4/7/2010__________________

We are approaching an exciting landmark of coffee sold! Keep checking back on the web page and facebook group to learn of limited time special that we will offer to celebrate this historic landmark in the next week or so!

3/27/2010_________________

Thank you! Because of your support we have nearly run out of the Haitian coffee! Only a few pounds are left. Right now we have paid for nearly 30 days wages in Haiti and therefore have pumped vital finances into their economy! So now the question is, if I can get more can we sell it?

3/23/2010_________________

We are pleased to while supplies last offer our latest coffee to you. It’s a coffee from Haiti that benefits Haiti.
A pastor I know who also heads up a nonprofit aiming at eliminating global poverty said that, “there are still MANY needs in Haiti but now that initial shock & desperation is over he heard many say we need HOMES & JOBS.”
We are actually getting these beans via a non- profit working in Haiti for peace and justice through sustainable development. So not only are these coffee farmers getting a fair wage (A living wage in Haiti is $2 and this coffee gives farmers $1.55 a pound!) but this coffee is also helping to create an economy. This non-profit group works with Haitians and others to alleviate poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease in Haiti. They seek to create an environment for justice and peace through fostering and sponsoring activities that include sustainable business and community development, education, employment opportunity, health and medical services, infrastructure development, and improvement of environmental quality.
The Haitian farmers not only receive a fair, sustainable price for their harvest. But other Haitians do the coffee processing, packaging, sales and shipping. This means Haitian’s will reap the maximum profit of their coffee’s full market value.
This coffee is fair trade and organic, but not certified. In other words, they get a fair trade price and adhere to fair trade and organic practices and principles, but the certification process is too much for these farmers at this point. Among other things, there is a reporting requirement that these farmers would not be able to fulfill (as the countries economy, communications network, chaos after the earthquake, illiteracy rate and limited access to electricity or computer technology all stand in the way of this reality). The small non profit we are working with is applying for certification with the Fair Trade Federation, but that is in-process…so hopefully soon! In the mean time we felt it was vital to do our part in helping by offering this coffee to you all!
The taste of Haitian coffee has often been compared to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, yet this coffee is a fraction the cost of the Jamaican coffee! Give a pound a try and know that your coffee is making a difference.

3/8/10____________________
Jeff’s top ten list for how to have great coffee at home.

1) Store your beans at room temperate in an airtight container.
That’s right the freezer is not the best way to preserve your beans! Freezing them actually can suck oil out of the bean and condensation in the freezing process thus robs your coffee of flavor. Air also causes the bean to loose its freshness sooner as well. Store them the above way to maximize flavor and longevity!

2) Enjoy your beans within 2-3 weeks of roasting date (tops).
Peak flavor of your coffee is between 2 and 7 days after roast. Storing it the above way will preserve the bean but still even the common coffee drinker can tell when a bean is past its peak. Our packaged coffee helps to keep coffee fresh but once the coffee is open and exposed to air try to enjoy the coffee within a week.

3) Make sure you use the right amount of water to coffee.
Typically most ways to make coffee call for something like a ration of 1 tablespoon to 4 ounces of water. This gives a good base line to work from. Some people enjoy a slight variation of this equation and different grinds (fine as opposed to course) and ways of making coffee will also altar the coffee to water ration. I recommend you keep a log and experiment to find what is the best equation for you!

4) Make sure to grind it the right way and consistency.
To often we either grind it too fine, too course or inconsistently. Burr grinders are best for consistency and keeping the bean cool during grinding (thus preserving flavor). A small investment in a good grinder and careful attention to your grind will yield huge results in taste!

5) Use filtered water.
If your water is bad to taste plain why would you use that same water to make your coffee? Filter your coffee water just like your drinking water and watch your coffee experience go to a new level!

6) If possible grind your own coffee.
Ground coffee exposes more of your coffee to air thus making the flavor of coffee not last as long and oils on the bean disappear sooner. While some applications call for ground (i.e. a coffee machine at a company of coffee for a party) try to as much as possible by whole bean its well worth the extra few seconds for the taste you will get!

7) Try different ways to make your coffee.
Have you ever tried a French press? How about a stovetop espresso maker? Never use a drip coffee maker? How about percolator? More and more there are so many ways to brew a cup of coffee. Each method of brewing brings something different to the table. Make it a goal that each month you will try coffee brewing in a new way. Who knows, maybe your perfect cup of coffee is still out there to be tried!

8) If you use a drip coffee maker ditch the white paper filters!
Paper filters are not only bad for the environment but often are made white by bleaching them! And then you make your coffee brewing it through a bleached product! Yikes! Natural filters (often brown in color) are better for you but I believe the best to be the metal filters (made by a host of companies). The metal filters allow the oils of the bean to pass into your coffee there by giving the coffee a much better taste and clean up is much easier and earth friendly.

9) Try different roasts and blends and countries of origin
Your favorite blend or roast may still be out there! Coffee flavors and taste vary greatly! Soil content, growing season, weather, elevation, processing methods, roasting process and more each greatly affect the taste of coffee.

10) Support fair trade and organic coffees and when possible high elevation and shade grown too!
Why? Well…. Not only does fair trade help pay the coffee farmers a just wage but encourages a new standard of coffee. Organic coffee is important not only for our consumption and health but also for the land and health of the future of the coffee that is produced. Harmful pesticides and chemicals over time can destroy land used for farming thus effecting coffee availability. High elevation coffee is often denser and of higher quality and shade grown coffee is important because it is grown in shade and thus takes longer to ripen thus giving it more complex flavors. Also, clear by its very title shade grown concept implies plant and bio diversity exist near these coffee farms thus helping to prevent the clear cutting of vital forests in coffee producing countries.

3/2/2010____________________
We have Sumatran beans!!! This is a high elevation bean with a heavy body and a fruity finish similar to raspberry in its aftertaste.

2/27/2010____________________
The Website is now public

2/2/2010____________________
Follow us on facebook! (search under Providence Coffee Roasters!)

2/1/2010____________________
Join our coffee of the month club and get the 12th month free! (more details on our coffee offerings page)

1/1/2010____________________
Follow us on twitter! (procoffeero)

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