In this episode, we interview one of our partners, Joshua Jagelman. about ethical farming and sourcing practices. He is the producer of our China coffee with Yunnan Coffee Traders and shares his perspective of the producers side of the industry.

"I would encourage your listeners to think about efficiency in the coffee chain. So when I think about things being ethical I htrink about a consumer paying a fair price for coffee for coffee that's being produced efficiently" - Joshua

Joshua currently lives in Thailand with his family. They first moved to Asia in 1996 where he began to learn his love for coffee and for the culture of China.

Brad is the Vice President of Operations. Brad inspired the business concept at the very heart of Baba Java and continues to instill their values in day-to-day operations. Without Brad, Baba Java would not exist as it is today.

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While Josh, Reuben and Rachel were at SCA in Boston this year, they interviewed with the famous Morgan Eckroth. Soon after this interview, she was named the US barista champion of 2022. Really impressive stuff!

"Being a barista is a lot of skills all wrapped up in one job. I think the very unfortunate thing that I think we are all trying to change now, is treating barista positions as like kind of like entry level, because it is very much not. It is a difficult job, it takes a lot of skill sets."

Morgan Eckroth (well known as "Morgan Drinks Coffee") is the US Barista Champion of 2022, but before then, she was also a very influential coffee connoisseur. She creates content across all platforms and continues to grow in popularity, especially in her comedic barista videos. Check out here stuff here: Youtube | Instagram

Joshua Parvin is the Baba Java International Lead and co-founder of Baba Java Coffee. He founded Baba Java Coffee alongside his dad, Nathan Parvin in 2017. Josh serves as both a big visionary and day-to-day manager at Baba Java Coffee.

Rachel Parvin is the Media Coordinator at Baba Java Coffee. She serves as the content creator, podcast producer and passionate photographer. Occasionally, she jumps on the mic in the podcast.

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In this unique episode we take our podcast to the cafe for a live recording. Both Baba Java employees and long loyal customers step up to the mic and ask their questions about coffee. Some questions that we answer: What is the difference between iced coffee and cold brew? Are coffee cheries edible? How did Nathan and Brad first meet? Take a listen to hear their answers and more! 

Nathan is the president and co-founder of Baba Java Coffee. He founded Baba Java Coffee alongside his son, Joshua Parvin in 2017. Nathan serves as the big-picture visionary that pioneers strategic growth in all internal and external Baba Java endevours. 

Brad is the Vice President of Operations and long-time close friend to Nathan. Brad inspired the business concept at the very heart of Baba Java and continues to instill their values in day-to-day operations. Without Brad, Baba Java would not exist as it is today. 

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In this episode, Nathan and Brad interview Baba Java's head roaster, Reuben. They go in depth about the step by step process that it takes to source our coffee ethically and work with partners that hold our same values.

Reuben has been with Baba Java since 2018 where he began learning to roast. He was truly born with a talent for the art of roasting and just became CQI Certified as a Q Grader last year. There are less than 7,000 CQI Q Graders worldwide and only 400 in the US.

"Well as our motto is, it's excellence from farm to cup. We want to have excellence and we want to strive for excellence in everything that we do. From farm to cup. From sourcing the coffee as directly as we can to the farm, to brewing it properly," Reuben said. "We want to work with partners that share those values. With sourcing high quality coffee, ourselves sourcing high quality coffee."

Nathan is the president and co-founder of Baba Java Coffee. He founded Baba Java Coffee alongside his son, Joshua Parvin in 2017. Nathan serves as the big-picture visionary that pioneers strategic growth in all internal and external Baba Java endevours.

Brad is the Vice President of Operations and long-time close friend to Nathan. Brad inspired the business concept at the very heart of Baba Java and continues to instill their values in day-to-day operations. Without Brad, Baba Java would not exist as it is today.

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In this episode, Nathan and Brad go in depth about what specialty coffee really is. They discuss the differences between specialty drinks verses specialty grade coffee and how the consumer can tell the difference. Brad speaks to his knowledge of how coffee becomes speciality all the way from how the beans are harvested, to how they are roasted and lastly how they are brewed. 

We want to know how we can serve you in our education system.  Let us know what you are hoping to learn about, give us feedback or send us questions to [email protected]

We would also love for you to be able to share in a cup of our coffee as you listen each week.

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In this episode, Nathan and Brad journey through the history of coffee. They look into the myths of how coffee started and they uncover the real truth about how coffee became the popular drink that it is today. This story is rich with scandal, desire for freedom and theft which makes this episode an interesting listen. 

We want to know how we can serve you in our education system.  Let us know what you are hoping to learn about, give us feedback or send us questions to [email protected]

We would also love for you to be able to share in a cup of our coffee as you listen each week.

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Per Brads request: 

apocryphal - "of questionable authenticity" - Dictionary.com

etymological - "a chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning"- Dictionary.com

In this episode, Nathan and Brad introduce two guests to the podcast to talk about the origin of Baba Java Coffee and some of the steps it took to become what it is today. Nathan, Brad, Wendi and Josh walk through a 30,000 ft view of what inspired the beginning of roasting, the café and the international expansion plan for Baba Java's future. It is an energy filled episode with lots of insight into the work that it takes and the fun it creates to build sustainable coffee business. 

We want to know how we can serve you in our education system.  Let us know what you are hoping to learn about, give us feedback or send us questions to [email protected]

We would also love for you to be able to share in a cup of our coffee as you listen each week.

You can order a bag of our coffee at https://www.babajavacoffee.com/buy

Welcome to the first episode of CoffeeU. This episode serves as a pilot to introduce ourselves and give you a glimpse into why we started this podcast.  We desire to share all we have learned about coffee - from how we ethically source our coffee to how we serve our coffee and even how we built our business. We want to share the mistakes we've made and successes we've worked hard for to better equip you in starting your own coffee business or being a coffee connoisseur.

We want to know how we can serve you in our education system.  Let us know what you are hoping to learn about and any feedback or questions to [email protected]

We would also love for you to be able to share in a cup of our coffee as you listen each week.

You can order a bag of our coffee at https://www.babajavacoffee.com/buy