How Recent Heat Waves Affect Your Coffee

If you’ve looked at the weather lately, you’ve probably noticed the heat wave! In New Jersey, we have been sweltering with temperatures nearing one hundred degrees, and in places of the earth closer to the equator, temperatures have soared even higher. If you know a little about coffee, you know that it grows best in […]
Can Coffee Prevent Diabetes Or Alzheimer’s Disease?

How much do you enjoy that morning cup of coffee? Research shows you should continue drinking the world’s most popular beverage plus add a few more cups throughout the day! Not only does coffee have high levels of antioxidants and nutrients, vitamins like B12, B5 and B3, it is also quite healthy for the aging […]
What is Kopi Coffee and Why is it So Good?

If you’ve visited our online store to buy green coffee beans online, you may have noticed that we offer kopi luwak coffee—and that it is a bit more pricey than our regular Arabica or Columbian blends. What is kopi luwak, where on earth did it start, and why is it so good? We’ll try to […]
Coffee Varieties and What They Mean in Your Cup

Arabica or Robusta? Faced with these different terms, many consumers simply take a guess—Arabica sounds… Arabic, perhaps, like it comes from a hot climate, where Robusta… will be robust? For those in the coffee industry, however, there is far more to it than just what those names can suggest. At Lavanta Coffee Roasters in New […]
WHY BUY FROM FAIR TRADE SUPPLIERS?

Why Buy from Fair Trade Suppliers? Those of us fortunate enough to live in well-off countries enjoy a minimum wage and protection for our employees. Unfortunately, in many of the places where coffee beans grow best, this is not the case, and workers, particularly farmers, are subject to poor working conditions just to receive pennies […]

