Memorial Holiday Flavor Pair!

Try our Organic Sumatra Surf with a slice of banana bread as a perfect mid-morning treat. The earthy flavor that Sumatra's clay soil imparts to the beans is perfectly complemented by the light sweetness of the banana bread that is sure to make a warm sunny morning even more relaxing.

Summer is the Best!

The best of Puerto Rico

My flavor pair of the day is an after dinner Yauco Selecto with Rum Cake.

The combination of these two famous Puerto Rican exports transports me back to my honeymoon in the Caribbean. I can feel the warm sun and ocean waves now.

Leftover Girl Scout Cookies?

"All Abouts" and Mexican Viennese Decaf are a fantastic after dinner combination. I have to thank my daughter and her junior girl scout troop for inspiring this combination.

Now, we have to see if we can come up with a recipe for our own Greengo version of chocolate covered shortbread cookies...

Flavor pairing of the day

My fascination of the day is our Greengo! Organic Guatemalan coffee with Caramel Toffee Scones...

This one really melts in your mouth.

Roasting differences

Medium, Viennese, FrenchDid you know that the lighter the color of the bean is, the more caffeine it typically contains. During the roasting process, heat converts the starch in beans to sugar and then carmelizes them into the brown color that is seen. The acids and caffeine also weaken as heat builds, eventually resulting in the production of the oils that give coffee its aroma and flavor.

The net result of all this is that darker beans give you more aroma and flavor, but less acidity and caffeine. Whereas lighter roasts have a brighter flavor, less bitterness, and more caffeine.

Freshness and Biodegradability go hand in hand

Roasted coffee is considered fresh within 3 weeks of roasting it. This can be extended to about 6 weeks if coffee is properly sealed. So our question at Joe Greengo! is, "why has the industry standardized on lined, vacuum sealed, foil bags?"

Coffee is not meant to sit on a shelf for months on end before it is drank by a consumer. No matter what the quality of the seal is, the coffee itself will degrade inside the package. Add to this the fact that foil bags are not biodegradable and then even organic coffees that are packaged this way are leaving a negative impact on the planet.

This is why we use only PLA lined kraft paper bags at Joe Greengo! The PLA liner is biodegradable, yet still allows us to heat seal the packages so that beans do not come in contact with air. However because it is biodegradable, that seal will weaken after 6-8 weeks.

In our opinion, the use of biodegradable packaging not only lessens our impact on the planet, but is also our guarantee to consumers that they are getting the absolute freshest coffee possible.