Carabello Coffee

A Milestone Moment

A Milestone Moment

Justin and the 10 donated bags of coffee from Luis. This past week we received our most exciting shipment of coffee to date: 1500 pounds of dona...

Farmer, Importer & Roaster Work Together for Good

Last December we were visiting with Luis Alberto Balladarez and doing a marriage conference at his church. Afterwards he came up to me and began s...

New Africa Project

A lot has happened since I wrote you last week, but one place is really on my mind and heart lately: Africa. Right now there is a Texan named Peb...

Roberto and His Handmade Coffee Roaster

Roberto and His Handmade Coffee Roaster The best way to get my attention in Nicaragua is to tell me you know a coffee farmer. So, it was no surpr...

Our Atlandish Time in Seattle

One of the coolest things we got to do in Seattle was to pay a visit to Atlas Coffee, one of our main coffee importers. Aside from the typical mee...

Best of NKY!

Look what was just announced!!! We are very excited that Velocity (the coffee shop we are the roasters for) won the best Independent Coffeehouse...

Carabello Coffee to Help Build Tilapia Farm in Nicaragua

You've all probably heard the Chinese proverb: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime....

Thoughts on organic coffee

Some Intriguing Thoughts on Organic Coffee Strawberries... I love them, and at this point do everything I can to only consume those that are grown ...

What happens next?

So, in the last video I showed you the first step of shaking the coffee cherries through a screen to divide them into size categories. What happens...

Wet process video

Here is a video we took about the first step of coffee processing. This is a video of the first step of the process after harvesting. The coffee ...

The Story of Finca Un Regalo de Dios

Looking for some inspiration? Read on... As we left Mozonte and began to travel up the mountainous dirt road, Luis began to tell us the story of f...

Grand Opening went smashingly!

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support us yesterday for our grand opening! We had at least 100 people walk through the doors, and for that ...

Coffee roaster finds new home in Florence

Thanks to Shauna Steigerwald at the Enquirer for writing about our story! Here's her story: Justin and Emily Carabello started their not-for-prof...