Fieldheads Roaster's Blog

Holiday Eating

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:47:08 +0000

Are you concerned about your health or waistline during the holiday season? Eating a light snack before the parties, dinners, or baking at home and drinking 8 glasses of water are helpful. Another good idea is to drink a healthy protein shake from GNLD to curb your appetite and satisfy your nutrition needs.
Enjoy the holidays with loved ones and remember it is Jesus’ birthday.

Honduras - 2007 Cup of Excellence

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:32:39 +0000

I was pleasantly surprised when I first tried this clean and light cup of coffee. If you are looking for an easy to drink coffee, this is a good one to try. It is yummy when paired with fruit breads. Enjoy!
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Brazil Porta Rossa

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:55:20 +0000

If you want an easy to drink cup of coffee that has nutty notes, Brazil is a great choice. Brazil is medium bodied and is tasty alone or great in blends. I like Brazil with several coffees to balance out high notes or heavy body.
Enjoy!

Omega III Oils

admin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:49:04 +0000

Brain, heart, joints, and migraines. Would you imagine Salmon Oil could cover so many topics? Salmon oil has been tested for decades and the benefits seem to increase. Do you eat enough salmon to feel the benefits? I have taken salmon oil for years to help prevent migraine headaches. This is a side benefit of the circulatory benefits of salmon oil and the heart. Recent studies are showing brain function to improve and to stay alert. My husband has taken salmon oil for joint pain.
Sounds to me like we all need to consider this little known food or take the supplement if salmon is too rich for you.

Wine & Coffee

admin — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:30:36 +0000

What do wine and coffee have in common? How are they different? Why the frenzy surrounding these two beverages? Have they been elevated to be the “chic” and trendy drinks?
I believe you can drink a single origin coffee and be able to reasonably determine what part of the world it is from. Same thing with wine. So, climate, soil, growing conditions, elevation, processing, packaging, and blending play a part in the final taste in the cup. Enjoy!

Hiring Staff

admin — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:30:26 +0000

Do you have all the staff you need to efficiently run your coffee shop or drive thru? Do you have a great morning person who is a “bright spot” in the day of your customers going to work? Do you have an afternoon person who will clean during the slow time and cheerfully make drinks?
Generation Y wants more flexibility in the workplace. The coffee business is a great place to offer flexible hours.
Employees want to feel well-trained and knowledgeable. Be sure your training program is current, complete, and on-going.
Recognition for Employee of the Month, MVP, Best New Drink, Never Missed a Day, Miss/Mr Congeniality, and other opportunities to show your appreciation for a job well-done.
Promote giving back to your community by recognizing volunteers or start a donation program from your business and/or the employees. This could be an annual event such as “adopt a family” for the holidays, Red Cross, Food Bank, schools, Veterans, churches or other non-profit organizations. We all love to help others!

Yoga in the Morning

admin — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:25:57 +0000

What a great way to start the day! I love yoga and feel invigorated and refreshed after a good workout. Amazingly, 55 minutes of yoga will burn many calories. I prefer yoga class at the health club, but I am appreciating my DVD by Rodney Ye during the summer months when yoga classes are not in session.
My chiropractor says yoga is great for the spine, as well as the mind.

Verdure

admin — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:20:42 +0000

What a great word! Verdure - greenness, fresh, flourishing vegetation.
How thankful I am to be living in a place where I can look out my office window and see majestic mountains, verdure, wildlife, have the freedom to enjoy it.
Has anyone read any good books lately? I am reading coffee industry materials continually and enjoy another topic now and then. History, geography, and philosophy interesting.
Appreciate the verdure around you in your daily life.

Work Flow

admin — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:06:35 +0000

You are busy with many peopled lined up for their favorite drinks. One of the best methods for efficiency in work flow is to have two baristas working during the busy hours with one person at the espresso machine and the other person taking orders, getting cups ready with flavors, and taking money.
This takes practice and is also an effective procedure to incorporate training newer employees by working with seasoned baristas.
I like to think of this as learning to “dance” well together.

Eithiopia Sidamo

admin — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:59:49 +0000

Wow! What a great coffee this crop is! It was described to me as tasting like a “chocolate covered lemon peel”, and I have to agree. The smooth and heavy mouthfeel reminds of Dove dark chocolate. This is a coffee that deserves a first or second look.