Recently mom made me aware of a new coffee roasted located in Oakville not far from where we live. she gave me some roasted beans to try but I couldn't - my coffee grinder having been used to grind spices I knew any coffee would taste of cumin, chillies, and other assorted spices. Yummy yes, but not in coffee.
One of the things I brought back from the US last weekend was a new burr coffee grinder - similar to what is used in Starbucks and other coffee houses but designed for the home coffee drinker. Yesterday I dumped in my first bag of Carvalho coffee and ground enough for a pot. I'm glad I waited until Ihad a proper grinder - this was brilliant coffee and it would have been a shame to 'taint' it with herbs and spices!
The story behind this business is an odd but happy one. Family comes to Canada from Brazil. Family settles in the Oakville. Family back home in Brazil ships raw coffee beans to Oakville where they are roasted, packaged and enjoyed by happy coffee drinkers.
I was pleased to read about the stewardship practiced by the plantation owners: the new generations of the family have been able to balance tradition and modernity, personal attention and technology, grower posed by the growing specialty coffee market has prompted the family to use the Bourbon and other high-quality varieties in all new plantings.
Respect for nature and its preservation has been passed on from generation to generation. Coffee plantations are located next to preserved natural forests to ensure ecological balance; solid wastes from processing are incorporated into the soil, and the quality of the mountain spring water is maintained by the use of either the natural process or the “Pulped Natural” systems, with minimal consumption and recycling.
If you love coffee and are lucky enough to be in the Oakville/Burlington area you want to check this new company out!
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