When Efrem Fesaha made the leap from a career in finance to open Boon Boona Coffee, a roastery and café in the Seattle area, he looked to his family’s home in Eritrea for inspiration. For this episode, we chat with Fesaha about Boon Boona’s approach to coffee, from its focus on African producers and Africa’s significance in coffee history, to the role it plays in the Seattle area’s African immigrant and small-business communities.

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