Morning Blend is a staple sweet-and-smooth drip blend featuring coffees from Finca Concepcion (Guatemala), Amino Aba Keno (Ethiopia), and the CABRIPEL Cooperative (Honduras). Tasting notes list Green Apple, Milk Chocolate, and Agave, and the blend is designed for a balanced mouthfeel and easy drinking at breakfast. The roaster generally prepares its coffees to medium or light/medium roast levels and stamps bags with roast dates.
Julie and TJ Fairchild's 2003 leap of faith has evolved into Pittsburgh's most thoughtfully community-centered roasting operation, now spanning seven locations with 65+ employees roasting 2,500 pounds weekly. Their philosophy, inspired by a Walt Whitman poem, centers on creating "solid ground for all" through coffee that serves as genuine neighborhood infrastructure.
