This week we’re chatting with James Little, owner of Filter Coffee Parlor in the Five Points neighborhood in Birmingham. Filter opened in 2019, not long before the pandemic began. We learn how the business had to pivot (and pivot again!), and how they’ve landed on their sustainability-focused ethos, as well as how they relay that to their customers. Filter is also focused on providing work-life balance for every team member, and James describes the steps they’ve taken to get there and how it’s been received. Full show notes at LocalistPodcast.com. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

TinyURL.com/GetLocalist

REV Birmingham

Church Street Coffee and Books 

The Starbucks Experience: A Localist Christmas Story 

OHenry’s Coffee 

5 Points Alliance 

World Centric Cups 

Pink House Alchemy 

Working Cows Dairy

Milkadamia 

Field Culture Compost 

Repurpose.org 

Amavida Coffee 

Alabama Environmental Council 

UAB Sustainability

Ski Butlers on the Localist Podcast 

Filter Coffee Parlor

Filter Coffee Parlor on Instagram