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Coffee is an integral part of our daily routines, and it's estimated that Americans consume around 400 million cups of coffee each day. After brewing, most people just toss away the used coffee grounds, not realizing that it could be used for composting. What’s more interesting is that these spent coffee grounds are a true feast for worms, and as every gardener knows, worms are the backbone of composting. In this blog, we’ll explore how coffee grounds can attract worms to your compost, and how those worms can benefit your garden and your chickens.The Perks of Using Coffee Grounds in...

As the weather starts to warm up and the flowers begin to bloom, we are excited to release one of our favorite spring time drinks: the Lavender & Wild Flower Honey latte. But have you ever wondered what goes into creating this Tend Coffee classic? In this edition of our Behind the Bean series, we’re taking a closer look at the inspiration behind one of our favorite combos. The Lavender & Wild Flower Honey Latte was inspired by our time in the artisan chocolate world. We loved the combination of floral and sweet flavors and wanted to translate that into...

Do you often brew your own coffee at home or at work?   If you do, then I’m sure you’ve wondered what to do with leftover coffee grounds. The answer is simple: use them for composting and gardening. Used coffee grounds make great additions to compost piles and soil mixtures. Not only do they add important nutrients to the ground, but they also promote healthy soil organisms. In this blog post, we’ll explore the many benefits of using used coffee grounds for composting and gardening. Coffee grounds add important nutrients to compost soil Used coffee grounds contain high levels of...

If you’re looking for a tasty treat that pleases the palate and raises the bar, then the Milk Chocolate Pistachio Truffle Latte is just the thing. This barista-crafted espresso drink from Tend Coffee is a delicious combination of coffee, chocolaty goodness and essence of pistachios. It’s one of those flavors that you can’t help but savor as it tantalizes your taste buds. Let’s take a look at why this unique latte is so special. The Base of the Latte: Our baristas start by using our signature organic Pull Espresso blend as the core. This blend is a carefully crafted mix...

No junk in our coffee!   That was the rallying cry to get us through our first organic coffee certification from the USDA. I was raised with a healthy dose of American skepticism so voluntarily welcoming in 3rd party inspectors to go through every inch of our facility, our invoices, our procedures (and paying them to do so) isn’t something I’m naturally inclined to do. On the other hand, I understood that our transparency to track every bean through the supply chain to the very ground it sprung from says a lot about what we do here at Tend Coffee....