Sweetwater Morning Coffee Blog

When it comes to making a good cup of joe, the pour over method has become the secret weapon of coffee fanatics. This nifty brewing technique lets you be the boss, giving you total control over the flavors and aroma of your coffee. In this blog post, ...

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world, and the industry is worth billions of dollars. If you did not love it, I suspect you would not be here reading this. However, there is a growing awareness of the impact that coffee farming ...

Tina Adkins is the prime mover, shaker, and manager extraordinaire of Sweetwater. Over her long and storied tenure she has done just about every job and task you could imagine. In that time one thing has remained consistent-- Tina is the heart of our ...

We first heard of ANEI through a recommendation from New Zealand's fair trade pioneers "Trade Aid". In 2014 we traveled together in Sumatra with one of Trade Aid's members, and our good friend, Justin Purser. We were looking to partner with a co-op i ...

Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love and show appreciation for the special people in our lives. A traditional gift for this occasion is often a box of chocolates or a bouquet of flowers, but for coffee lovers, there's nothing more fitting than ...

Are you aware that Gainesville has a fair share of haunted places? If you have a hankering for some ghost hunting, G-ville is rife with opportunities to seek out spectres. Our guy Vinnie Fiorello has put together a list for you that offers many oppor ...

Meet Reyna-- she is the Assistant Manager at Sweetwater Organic Coffee. As one of the primary movers and shakers on our four-person crew, she makes things happen and helps out in virtually every aspect of the business solving problems and doing whate ...

To celebrate the profound holiday known as National Donut Day we wanted to give a shout out to our partners at Halo Potato Donuts here in sunny Gainesville. Halo has taken the Gainesville scene by storm in the past few years with their delicious and ...

We have an incredible crew at Sweetwater. With that mind, every now and again we like to take the time to highlight the great people that transform our farmer-partners’ expertly-grown raw beans into the incredible cup of coffee that you enjoy ...

In 2018 a few of us had a chance to go to the mountains of Honduras and visit one of COMSA's pioneering coffee farmers-- Miriam Beté Perez. Her farm was one of the most beautiful well-run operations that we have seen in Central America. Miriam is not ...

We got together with our friend Jesse Hubbard to get the low-down on his favorite boozy coffee drinks for St. Paddy's Day. Jesse is the author of “Punk Rock & Cocktails” and the founder of Saint Russell Productions - a hospitality company that specia ...

When you see the name "Cape Canaveral" you probably go immediately to "I Dream Of Jeannie" or think of rockets blasting into the stratosphere. And while these images are spot on, Cape Canaveral also is home to one of the oldest member-owned food coop ...