Sweetwater Morning Coffee Blog

This Earth Day, we are working alongside fellow leaders in coffee sustainability to encourage reforestation in Peru’s coffee lands.We hope you will join us.  We are partnering with the non-profit Grow Ahead to help fund the reforesta ...

French presses are the perfect entry point for anyone looking to make specialty coffee at home. They can be inexpensive, easy to pack, and are available in a variety of sizes.  They are great for traveling, camping, or a Sunday morning br ...

Whenever I'm at home, I want the easiest, fastest cup of coffee imaginable that still tastes delicious.  Since I'm the only coffee-drinker at home, making a full pot just isn’t always reasonable. Most single-cup brewers like Keurigs don’t make ...

Independent small businesses throughout the state of Florida need your help right now. Please support them when you need to purchase a bag of the good stuff.  If you are home-bound or do not live near one of these locations, please purchase ...

We have seen tremendous support from our customers this past week, and we want to send a heartfelt, thank you.All of us here at Sweetwater Organic Coffee are working diligently to do what we can to help "flatten the curve" and reduce the transmission ...

Like many of you, we are deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 and are making every effort to keep our staff and customers informed and safe and to mitigate the spread of this virus.Cleanliness, sanitation and food safety are of utmost import ...

Set in a small wooded enclave near the center of Gainesville, Civilization is a restaurant that managing member John Berna describes as a non-hierarchal organization. Once someone has worked at Civilization for a year, they’re offered a co-op members ...

It’s easy to meet new people at coffeeshops, and sometimes these meetings turn into friendships, business partnerships and, heck, you might even pick up a life partner! For Valentine’s Day, meet three couples who crossed paths at coffeehouses ❤️ ...

Why Roast Your Own Coffee? Roasting is an essential part of making a delicious cup of coffee—it’s what gives the beans the depth of flavor that you’re used to and gets them ready to brew. There are many ways to roast coffee, but the goal is to rais ...

Ti En and May pictured above during a January 2018 visit to Café Campesino Coffee Training Lab, our sister roaster in Americus, GA.Did you know Sweetwater - a local Gainesville, FL roaster - just so happens to have a cof ...

Organic Decaf Blends for the New Decade It’s a new year, a fresh start, and a time for self-improvement. We all love that little boost we get from a fresh cup of coffee, but for some, caffeine can also come with adverse effects. While drinking cof ...

Find amazing coffee swag to delight any coffee lover in your life! These choices, illustrated using a paintbrush and coffee, were inspired by our values of local economy, friendships and fair trade partnerships with like-minded communities and a ques ...