Taylor Maid Farms Coffee and Tea

EMPLOYEE PROFILE: ALISSE MCBRATNEY

glenda — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:38:23 +0000

Alisse McBratney has been working at Taylor Maid Farms for 6 months now. She is the Head of Retail Operations & Donations, as well as a barista extraordinaire. She has been in the coffee industry for 10 years; her coworkers nicknamed her “Coffee Goddess.” She’s also a member of the Barista Guild of America. She grew up in Orange County, but has lived in beautiful Sonoma County for 7 years now. She is the hard-working mom of 3 kids—ages 2, 5, and 14—and is involved in the Summerfield Waldorf School that they attend. She is a self-proclaimed ‘tree-hugger’ and pagan. She loves music and plays guitar as well as used to write her own songs. Her enthusiasm for making quality espresso drinks and knowledge of managing a café make her a great addition to the team as we get ready to move into the Barlow.

ESPRESSO BASICS & HOME BREW CLASS MAY 23RD

glenda — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:42:24 +0000

Next Wednesday, May 23rd, we will be holding an Espresso Basics & Home Brew Class from 5:30-7:00pm. Class will be led by TMF President Rob Daly! Learn how to make the perfect home espresso from the structure of an espresso shot to basic milk steaming skills for making quality cappuccinos & lattes. Focus will also be on home brewing using a pour-over dripper. The class costs $25 and includes one can of coffee, 20% off home espresso equipment and 10% off all home brewing equipment. Space is limited: please call (707) 824-9110 ex. 1 to sign up!

Employee Profile: Shannon Marlor

glenda — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:56:32 +0000

Shannon has been working at Taylor Maid Farms for almost 4 years; she has dabbled in everything here from production to the retail store, and is now the Local Area Representative for Sebastopol, Windsor, Healdsburg, and Lake County. What you might not know about her is just how tough she really is! This last Sunday she competed in a 5k Survivor Mud Run (along with other TMF L.A.R Dan Kirby!) in Lathrop, CA. In September, she plans on competing in Tough Mudders, a 12-mile military obstacle course designed by British Special Forces, which describes itself as “probably the toughest event on the planet.” She also played roller derby for the Sonoma County Roller Derby for 5 years. Most importantly, she is a very busy mom to her 7-year-old son, Thane, with type 1 diabetes. We’re lucky to have such a great addition to the team here at TMF!

FEATURED BUSINESS PARTNER

glenda — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:08:22 +0000

OLIVER’S MARKETS

Oliver’s Markets is a local Sonoma County grocery chain, with three stores serving the local community. Oliver’s isn’t just any grocery store – the company prides itself on supporting Sonoma County growers and manufacturers, and all you have to do is walk into any of their markets to experience some true Sonoma County hospitality. Their staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to go that “extra mile” to help their customers. Oliver’s believes in natural groceries and great local organic produce, and their dairy, meat, and bulk foods are all sourced locally, not to mention Taylor Maid Farms coffee offered both in bulk and cans. During your next visit, make sure to stop by their fresh bakery and café. The staff behind the counter makes the tastiest muffins and cupcakes around, and to go with that pastry, be sure to order brewed coffee, an espresso drink, or freshly brewed tea, all from Taylor Maid Farms Coffee and Tea. Locations in Santa Rosa – on Montecito and Stony Point – and Cotati. www.oliversmarket.com

$1 Organic Drinks at TMF Cafe Cart

glenda — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:01:50 +0000

We’re celebrating the first month of our outdoor cafe cart by offering $1 espresso, tea, & pour-over coffee drinks for a whole month! Thank you to all who have stopped by and enjoyed a beverage. We love the opportunity to truly fine tune our barista skills before the opening of our Taylor Maid Farms Café in The Barlow. Come on by if you haven’t already! You can refill your can and grab a beverage all in one stop. We’re at 7190 Keating Ave. in Sebastopol, and open during our retail store hours (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm)

Check out our business partner Oz. Coffee and their new La Marzocco!

glenda — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:19:58 +0000

Here’s a photo of our friends Yulia Kolchanova and Karl Berta from Oz. Coffee with their gorgeous La Marzocco GS3, just arrived at our warehouse, still on its pallet! Oz. Coffee is a mobile coffee catering company, providing espresso service for events like banquets, weddings, exhibitions, trade shows, prom nights, and private parties in the San Francisco Bay Area. These “baristi” serve Taylor Maid Farms, presenting our coffee at its very best. A big “thumbs up” and thanks, Yulia and Karl! Check out their website at www.1ozcoffee.com

The many uses of the TMF can!

glenda — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:25:21 +0000

Of course, the most popular way to reuse your empty TMF cans is our Can Refill Program. But what do you do when the amount of cans you have laying around surpasses the amount of coffee you drink? Well we have some ideas! They make great donation cans- shown in the picture-, or even tip jars (which we’ve been using at our new cafe cart!), coin jars, or as a pot for plants. How do you reuse your TMF can?

Tired of making bad coffee? Try our Home Brewing/Espresso Classes!

glenda — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:45:25 +0000

We’ve had some great classes these past couple months with an amazing turnout! Check in at the retail store (or call 824-9110) to see when we have more coming. In the meantime, watch this YouTube video promo: Coffee Class Short Promo. Also checkout our TaylorMaidFarms YouTube channel to see demos on our equipment, and learn how to beat those bad coffee brewing habits!

Outdoor Cafe Cart Opens!

glenda — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:11:40 +0000

We went live today with our outdoor cafe cart at our retail location! We’re serving lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, espresso, & tea. We’ll be open during our store hours (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm/ Sat 11am-5pm). Please come by and check us out! Here’s a picture of our very first customers this morning. Outdoor seating to come–let’s hope for sunny weather!

Changes to Our Can Refill Program

glenda — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:02:39 +0000

As many of you may already know, we have made some changes to our can refill program. We are now weighing out the cans to 10 oz. In our retail store, we will be filling, weighing, and grinding the coffee for you. The price is still $9 a refill, or $15 a pound. As you can see in the picture below, how much volume of coffee you get is dependent on the roast of the bean. The darker roast is lighter, and fills up the can all the way. This new policy makes the amount of coffee more equal between light and dark roast drinkers. For the light roast drinkers who still want a full can, we’re offering to price it by weight and then take the $1 off for reusing the can. You will also begin to see these changes in grocery stores that carry our bulk coffee. They will weigh the can at the register and take the $1 off there. Thank you for your continued support! We want to continue our can refill program and reward customers who reuse their can, but we must do so in a way that is sustainable for us. Please ask us questions– we are here to serve you!