Year of Plenty

Sun., Aug. 2, 2009

Wisdom Coffee Small Batch Roaster Field Trip Report

I hung out with Matthew Simpson of Wisdom Coffee in the Valley last week. He is roasting up some java goodness at his micro-roastery where he works wonders with his 12 kilo Diedrich coffee roaster. Matt is a computer programmer and he's put those skills to good use by retro-fitting his roaster to a computer to follow his own unique roasting profiles. I brewed up some Malawi about 30 minutes after it was roasted and it was full of flavor.

Matt roasts to order so you have to go online to place your order.

Posted Aug. 2, 2009, 12:50 p.m.

The Year of Plenty blog was created by Craig Goodwin in the winter of 2008 to chronicle the experiences of his family as they sought to consume everything local, used, homegrown or homemade. That journey was a wonderful introduction to people and movements in the Spokane area who are seeking the welfare of the community through local foods, farmers markets, community gardens, sustainable transportation, and more fulfilling and just patterns of consumption. In 2009 and beyond the blog will continue to report on these relationships and practices, all through the eyes of a family with young children. Craig manages the Millwood Farmers' Market, is a Master Food Preserver and Pastor at Millwood Presbyterian Church. Craig can be reached at goody2230@gmail.com