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Light vs Dark Roast Coffee… WTF?

Learn about the difference between light roast and dark roast coffee straight from the award-winning roaster at Fernwood Coffee. Plus, a brief story that will warm your heart about who...

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What Makes a Morning Outside Worth It

Eighty years outfitting Vancouver Island. We asked Robinson's Outdoor what separates a good trip from the one you talk about for years.

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The Corner Table: A Slow Morning Manifesto

There's a table in our Victoria café that has been holding the same morning meeting since the early 1990s. Lorne, Smokey, the cast that's rotated...

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Capsule Coffee, Done Right: Convenience Without Compromise

Capsule coffee has long been associated with convenience. Press a button, get a cup, move on with your day. But historically, convenience and quality haven’t...

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The Science Behind Coffee Brewing: How Variables Affect Flavour

Our inbox gets a lot of questions from people brewing coffee at home. One of the most common? "I love how the coffee tastes at...

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Reflections from Peru: The True Cost of Coffee

Our Operations Manager, Eric, travelled to Peru as this year's origin trip. This is an excerpt from his journal: Your cup of coffee doesn’t make...

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Personal growth and coffee roasting with Angus, our Head Roaster

I think we could all take a page out of Anthony Bourdain’s book in that working in the service industry gives you a deep appreciation of...

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Oily Coffee Beans: WTF?

If you come across coffee beans that are coated in oil, consider what it means: Either they’ve been roasted so dark that their natural flavors...

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How Many Cups of Coffee Do You Get From a Bag?

Have you ever wondered how many cups of coffee you're going to get from your bag?  Let's do the math so you can schedule your...

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Meet Aurelio Villatoro and the Story of Punta del Cerro

Partnering with Onyx to introduce you to the Villatoro Family As small batch roasters, we’re proud to work with the Villatoro family and Edwin Martinez’s...

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Coffee Cupping...WTF? The Art and Science of Coffee Tasting

The beauty of coffee cupping lies in its simplicity and consistency. Whether it’s a producer cupping in Colombia or our team cupping in Victoria, everyone...

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Water Temperature: The underdog of making your ideal cup of coffee.

They (Aristotle) say the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know. This is absolutely true when it comes to the insights and...

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The Do's and Don'ts of Freezing Coffee, WTF…?

Whether you order in bulk or are going away for vacation, we did some freezer testing so you can learn the easy do's and don'ts of...

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