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- Aeropress Brewing
– The Aeropress makes a really good cup of coffee … easily. Here are the basic steps we use on our Aeropress. There are so many great ways to make coffee on this brewer. Check it out and explore.
- Home Espresso
– Making espresso at home takes some technique. There is not one right way to do pull a shot or steam milk. This video gives an overview of how to pull a shot and what to look for when steaming milk. Attend our Home Espresso classes to get more in depth
- Pour Over Dripper Brewing
– The Hario dripper makes a really good cup of coffee … easily. There is not one right recipe when using this brew method. This is what we recommend when dripping a cup of Taylor Maid Farms coffee.
About
Brewing Our Values
Founded in 1993, Taylor Maid Farms is an independent roaster of specialty organic coffee located in Sonoma County, California. We are committed to producing 100% organic coffee, while preserving the character of the land from which our products come from. Conventionally grown coffee is one of the most chemically treated food crops on earth. In contrast, we work with coffee growers around the world who use innovative organic farming methods that focus on sustainable agriculture and maintaining the diversity of nature. We highlight these small farms and distinct regions through our rotating Single-Origin coffees, which we offer at the peak of season and freshness. We also find unique pairings of organic coffee in order to create our year-round Premium Blends. We then roast our coffee with a level of care and craft worthy of these extraordinary beans—resulting in a flavorful and distinctive cup of coffee.
While working with farms that share our core values, we seek to be a leader in sustainable practices here in Sonoma County as well. We roast our coffees on the most energy-efficient coffee roaster on the market—using on average 85% less energy than most coffee roasters in use today. We then package our coffee in recycled steel cans, and encourage our customers to reuse these cans through our Can Refill Program, which gives a discount for each 10 oz. refill. Additionally, we reduce our carbon emissions by focusing our wholesale distribution to within a small radius of our roastery in Sebastopol.
Through our community outreach and transparent business practices, we seek to integrate ourselves into the local lifestyle of Sonoma County. We support local non-profits through donations of our coffee. We have created a quality product that our employees, our customers, and our community can be proud of.
History
In 1991, Chris and Terri Martin bought the 100-acre piece of land in between Occidental, CA and the Pacific Ocean that came to be known as the Taylor Maid Farm. Excited to find a way to sustain the farm financially, Chris hired Mark Inman to help him design a line of herbal beers from the many herbs grown on the farm. Instead, Mark, a coffee roaster himself, encouraged Chris to begin roasting organic coffee there. Chris bought the first coffee roaster, and asked Mark to become a roastmaster and partner. In 1993, Taylor Maid Farms Organic Coffee was founded. At first, the limited number of organic coffee farms in existence limited the product line to only 4 coffees. However, TMF began developing relationships with farms that had the potential to obtain the organic certification in the future. The product line began to expand and in 1995, the roasting facility moved out of the barn in Occidental and to a small warehouse space in downtown Sebastopol.