Hi all,
What the fuuuuuuuuuunk soul brother, that move was really hard, hahahaha. I don’t even know where to begin.

There were so many things that went wrong or didn’t seem like they were going to happen or work until the very last second… which sucks normally and sucks double if you’re VERY PRONE TO OVERWHELMING ANXIOUS FEELINGS. Did it take years off of my life? We’ll have to stick around and keep in touch about that over time to know for sure, I guess. My suspicion is yes it idid.

So many tears were shed from joy, from scary feelings, and from places of love and gratitude. It’s such a funny feeling, too, to feel immense guilt/shame and gratitude at the same time after receiving help from friends and family. What a wild sensation. There have been so many folks that helped me in the move, before the move, and in my time in Maine in general. And I kind of struggle with this feeling that I can’t balance the scales; that I never have or never will be able to help these folks as much as they helped me, the business, and my family. That I’m not worthy of their generosity. My brain is geared toward not being or coming off as a mooch or something. But maybe that’s just not how it works, though. Perhaps there folks who you just can’t quite pay it back to; that you need to be there and pay it forward to others down the line. And there’s something radical and inspiring about seeing past potential lines of division that we might find ourselves siloed into these days; that people are people and most people just want to be good and do the best they can.

So there’s that: The move was hard and my mind’s been blown wide open to many things.

I’m now officially in PA. I’ll soon be operating out of a space in Bethlehem. But there are still some hurdles that need to be cleared before that happens. Yet, I have coffee, I wanna roast it, and get it to your brewers the best that I can!

So, this is the deal: I’ll be working out of a friend’s space about an hour and half away from me for the next few weeks. No, I’m not totally stoked on that drive buuuuuuuut I’m appreciative that it won’t be longer than that (those of you from Maine likely understand that, lol). Aaaaaand I’m grateful that I can roast there or anywhere PERIOD. BTC has dedicated wholesale accounts that earn their income from selling my coffee. Accordingly, they need to be prioritized. These things combined mean that 1) I have a limited amount of time available to roast which means I have there’s a ceiling to how much coffee I can roast in a day and 2) important considerations in getting that limited amount of coffee to folks who need it for business. But I suspect that all of the week’s coffee will not be gobbled up by wholesale.

So, I’m proposing this: Whatever is left after orders are placed by wholesale on Mondays, will be reflected online on Tuesday, and shipped out presumably on Wednesday (or later that week). Things might be marked as “sold out.” If they are, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re gone forever. Just that week.

This could all change or need to be tweaked. I don’t love that but it’s the best I can do right now.

I hope all of that makes sense and that you get where I’m coming from. This obviously isn’t going to be the deal forever. Once I’m up and running in Bethlehem, I’m confident ordering will be much more straightforward.

There it is! Now you know.

Thanks one and all for ALL THE SUPPORT in the past and now too.
<3
cb/btc