We’ve selected yet another roaster from Michigan. Stone Creek Coffee has been roasting since 1993, and employs what they like to call a team of “coffee geeks” as they journey through coffee. This month, we’re excited to join them!

Stone Creek is “committed to building lasting relationships with our producer-partners around the world. We summarize this ambition with our shorthand: ‘Farm to Cup'” – or as Brothers Coffee often calls it, direct trade. This type of coffee-importing is a win-win-win situation, for the farmers, the roaster, and the consumers. We can ensure farmers are getting paid a fair price, it allows the roasters to work with the coffee farmers to perfect their coffee-growing, and the consumer gets a better cup of coffee – as well as a clean conscience.

Stone Creek is extremely active in their local community. Just like Brothers has a long list of criteria when selected roasters, Stone Creek has a list of criteria publicity available on their website to help them select non-profits to donate to that will use their help appropriately and for the greatest benefit to their community.

From their coffee and cafes, to their yearly reports and infographics, Stone Creek has a way of combining the fun and artistic with the precise and calculated. In the same graph that shows how elevation effects the flavor of coffee, they will add a reference to Lord of the Rings, one of many of the fun references you will see when perusing their website. These traits come together to create an excellent cup of coffee, whether you enjoy the light, dark, or somewhere in-between.