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Carol Blanchet, Founder/CEO Talking Crow Coffee Roasters, LLC

How I came to drink decaf (and be a predominantly decaf coffee roaster)

Believe it or not, I haven’t always loved coffee - gasp!  I bet you wouldn’t expect tha...
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Talking Crow Coffee Roasters whole bean single origin specialty decaf coffee Guatemala

What you need to know about Guatemalan coffee

Guatemalan coffee is very popular and a favorite among coffee enthusiasts. Learn more a...
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A new mom holding her newborn baby looking at him.

The impact of caffeine on mom and newborn sleep - a guest post by Kelsey Alford

Kelsey Alford is a wife, mama of two, and is the owner and founder of Nested Sleep.  ...
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White mug with Talking Crow Coffee Roasters roasted decaf beans inside

Four Methods of Decaffeinating Coffee

First let's start with some coffee bean basics.  There are some facts you should know, ...
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Exterior of Talking Crow Coffee Roasters roastery

New Beginnings

Happy 2019!  As we embark on a new year, I thought it would be fitting to talk about new beginnings, specifically how Talking Crow began.

Sitting over a cup of our morning coffee, Eric and I were thinking about a “retire to” career - something that the two of us could work at together and also bring the kids alongside us too, if they wanted.  Eric thought coffee roasting was fascinating and it sounded pretty intriguing to me too.  We decided to take classes offered by Specialty Coffee Association so that we could learn as much as we could.  The classes were offered at the Swiss Water Process plant in Burnaby, Canada, which lucky for us, is a very doable drive away.  We were immersed in coffee information from “seed to cup” as they say.  Growing, farming, harvesting, processing, exporting, importing, roasting, and brewing - A LOT OF INFORMATION!

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