Coffee Explorers Rejoice: Limited Releases #01 and #02

Maybe this is you…

You’ve drink coffee most days. It is a routine, a habit. You buy something that sounds good, you brew it, put in your cream and sugar, and it tastes like… coffee.

Maybe this is you…

You’ve experienced a cup of coffee and tried it without putting anything in it. It was different. It was DELICIOUS! You are not sure what made it different, but you can tell there is something special. This cup is sweet and clean. It is not bitter.

Well this is for you…

Introducing Limited Release 01 and Limited Release 02! Specialty Coffee farmers are doing some really amazing work around the globe, so we are paying them a premium and highlighting the work they are, sharing them with YOU!

#01 - Sumatra Kerinci, Natural Process, Clean & Lime, From Mount Kerinci, Indonesia’s tallest volcano, found just one degree south of the equator. Cheers!

Order #01 HERE

#02 - Colombia Chapacual, Washed Process, Bright & Juicy, Processed by the Villota family on their own estate in the Nariño region. Cheers!

Order #02 HERE

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These bags will primarily be sold online and in our cafe. We are buying a very limited amount of each coffee, so grab one as soon as you can.

7 Places to get brunch in Charlotte – with Enderly Coffee Co.

A lot this past year has been canceled, but not brunch. And while we might be biased, we believe coffee is key to starting your day, especially on the weekend. Especially when paired with innovative and classic dishes crafted by Charlotte chefs. Here are seven places to brunch with Enderly Coffee Co. selections in Charlotte, plus what to consider ordering.

1) ROOTS

Roots is a cafe in South End that emphasizes plates filled with locally sourced ingredients.

The coffee situation: Take advantage of the full espresso bar with your morning meal.

What to order with your coffee: Whipped Ricotta Toast featuring a sliced, toasted French baguette and whipped ricotta, spiced honey and orange zest. For something savory, try the Goat Cheese Grit Bowl with fried egg, parmesan, bacon and roasted red peppers.

2) Leah & Louise

One of Camp North End’s latest additions, this Southern-inspired juke joint offers dishes that are made for the soul, from the heart and from locally sourced ingredients.

The coffee situation: Order a French press of the Enderly Holiday Blend while you can.

What to order with your coffee: Poor or Rich, complete with grains, brown-sugar roasted squash, oat milk, and sweet and sour apples, or the Coo Coo for Cocoa Gravy, featuring a sweet potato biscuit, carrot escabeche and andouille sausage cocoa gravy. 

3) Alchemy

This artistic, vegetarian-focused restaurant in South End is affiliated with popular artist and coworking space C3 Lab.

The coffee situation: Indulge in the full espresso bar.

What to order with your coffee: Vegan Scrambled Eggs with seitan, considered by Alchemy to be the breakfast of champions for vegans, according to their instagram. There’s also the elegant plating of Japanese Pancakes to consider.

4) Dish 

It’s easy to find Southern comfort food in Plaza Midwood – if you come here. And since Sammy’s closed on Pecan due to redevelopment, Dish is open for breakfast hours during the week to keep the nostalgia of Sammy’s alive while serving with their staff. 

The coffee situation: Get a cup of our State Street Blend all day. 

What to order with your coffee: On the breakfast or brunch menu, try the Carolina Country Breakfast with two eggs your way, hash browns, bacon and a biscuit. Or, try the Breakfast Bowl loaded with grits, scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, soysage and a biscuit.

5) Little Mama's

This newer South Park spot serves heart-warming meals that are inspired by classic Italian-American recipes. And yes, brunch is a thing here.

The coffee situation: Sip on Direct Trade Guatemala from the Leiva's Family.

What to order with your coffee: Go for the Spinach and Prosciutto Quiche made with eggs, prosciutto, oven-dried tomatoes, spinach, onion, gruyere, asiago, parmesan and, of course, a flaky crust with a green salad. If you’re in a sweeter mood, aim for the Giant Cinnamon Roll with cream cheese frosting.

6) Bottle Tree

Nestled in Belmont, NC, this hip spot serves globally inspired dishes that include seasonal Southern ingredients. 

The coffee situation: Explore a variety of coffees and methods, from French press to drip to Vietnamese. 

What to order with your coffee: It’s quirky, but creative – the Brisket Ramen with Shoyu-style broth, seven-minute egg, red onions and greens, plus a vegan option. Don’t overlook the Baked Coconut French Toast either, with rum barrel maple syrup, mixed berries and a flourish of whipped cream.

7) Legion Brewing - South Park

While this family-friendly brewery may be best-known for their Juicy Jay East Coast IPA, their brunch menu at their SouthPark location is just as tempting. 

The coffee situation: Wake up with Guatemala coffee from Finca Medina farm, this is the farm that the Enderly team got to visit in person back in 2019. They are Rainforest Alliance Certified and doing some amazing work!

What to order with your coffee: An ode to the Juicy Jay, of course. Try the Juicy Jay Chicken Breakfast Biscuit, a buttermilk biscuit with grilled chicken breast, Monterey Jack cheese, spicy honey, Juicy Jay slaw and eggs. Prefer a bowl of comfort? The Huevos Rancheros Breakfast

End of 2020, Holiday Baskets, & Support Local

Introducing ENDERLY HOLIDAY BUNDLE Website!

It was just January, then you blinked and now it’s October meaning that the holidays are just around the corner.  This has been a year, am I right?  Well let’s hope holidays bring some normalcy and there’s no need to worry about what gifts to get because Enderly has your back. 

This holiday season we are happy to introduce Enderly Holiday Gift Baskets! Our gift baskets are customizable and tailored to each individual on your shopping list. We created an easy way to build your own basket(s) via our website, and the best part is that you can make your own bundles, save money, and support local business in a time when it means the most!. You can do your part #supportinglocal by sending your friends and family coffee, merchandise, gear, tea, honey, and more! 

This year we are also excited to share multiple delivery options for your convenience. We can ship your gifts via USPS, deliver them locally using #fridaydelivery, or you can pick up your gifts in-store at our coffee shop location. Thank you for choosing to support small businesses this holiday season!

Balzac Brothers and Company & Enderly Coffee

What does “Ethical Trading” look like in coffee?

Balzac Brothers has been building their relationships with producers for a century now, focusing on sustainability and quality of life. Sounds like a perfect partner with Enderly as we just try to make our little world a better place. Feel good knowing that much of the coffee we buy is through this group.

Fun story… When Tony was heading to Guatemala to visit with the Leivas Family (one of our direct relationship farmers we’ve been supporting for about 6 years now) he reached out to Ricky (in the video) from Balzac to see if we could also line up a trip to Finca Medina. Finca Medina is a BEAUTIFUL and SUSTAINABLE coffee farm right in Antigua, Guatemala.

This was Ricky’s response.

The connection was quick and real. The farm cherished the Balzac Brothers Company. But getting to see it first hand, seeing the sustainable practices, both on the environment and for its people, was amazing. It made us proud to work with the Balzac Brothers Company.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Tony Santoro

Don Roger's Coffee - 2020 Special Release

Sourced through our friends at Gold Mountain Coffee Growers, we are thrilled to bring this coffee to our shelves and your cups.

Don’s coffee is only available in our cafe or online! Cheers!

19 Local places to buy Enderly coffee in Charlotte

By: Enderly Coffee Co.

As places continue to open up again around town, so do your opportunities to buy Enderly coffee beans while supporting other local businesses. Grab a bag of beans, and try one of our item suggestions at each of these local stops for breakfast, snacks and more. Just check to make sure they’re open, first!

Rhino Market & Deli

Hit up the deli for breakfast at their Uptown, NoDa, South End or Wesley Heights location. Rhino’s breakfast burrito is top-notch morning fuel. (Add Sriracha)

The Mayobird

Pull up a rocking chair outside to soak up the porch vibe with a plate of chicken salad, like the Health Nut. Current hours: Tuesday-Friday 11AM-2pm & Saturday 8am-2pm

ROOTS Cafe

Stop by this hidden gem in Dilworth for something brunch-y, like the goat cheese grit bowl.

Reid’s Fine Foods

With locations in SouthPark and Myers Park, Reid’s is stocked with all the right gourmet goods, from coffee to sandwiches (like the salmon BLT).

The Fresh Market

All 5 stores in our region carry Enderly as their only local coffee. Thanks for supporting local!

Paper Plane Market & Deli

In the heart of the Belmont neighborhood their breakfast Sammy is bomb, but make sure you come back for their BLT for lunch.

Eastside Local

This nook on the Eastside has the vegetarian options you are looking for.

Green Brothers Juice Company

Whether you’re Uptown or in Dilworth, this is the spot to amp up your morning or afternoon with a high-protein smoothie like the Energizer 2.0.

The Common Market

Power your morning with a breakfast sandwich like the Greens N Stuff from the deli counter in South End, Plaza Midwood or Oakwold.

Tip Top Daily Market

Drop by this quirky spot on your way home for coffee’s happy hour cousins, craft beer and wine.

Mecklenburg County Market

While you’re browsing this neighborhood market for fresh produce, don’t overlook the case of prepared foods.

Mugs

One of the coziest coffee shops around, Mugs is also home to coffee milkshakes – try the vanilla coffee shake.

Green With Envy Pop in the next time you need to pick up a gift, and head straight for the local art.

Breweries are also Selling our beans

• Wooden Robot - Try the Good Morning Vietnam, made with Enderly Beans

• Devil’s Logic - Try Castles in The Sky

• The Unknown Brewing Co - Try the Summer Drink Bright Ass Tanktop

• Protagonist Beer - Try the Danks Obama

• Blue Blaze Brewing Co - Becky’s Favorite is SoBo Orangerine Hazy IPA

• Town Brewing - Try the Wakey Juice, made with Enderly Beans

  
  Prefer a more open-air option? Don’t forget to add the Uptown Farmers Market to your Saturday morning ritual – we’ll bring the beans.

Honduras: Meet the Cousins at Finca El Conejo

DE LA FINCA COFFEE IMPORTERS: ENDERLY’S COMMITMENT

At Enderly People come first. One of the ways we live this out is to source our coffee ethically and make sure there is transparency along the way.  We also like to know that all of the people are getting their fair share. We do say “People First. Coffee Always”.  In 2019 we (Enderly) committed to purchasing their entire washed crop of coffee beans from Finca el Conejo (whom we will tell you all about below), all 60 bags. As a backyard-grown, bootstrapped coffee roasting company… THIS. IS. A. BIG. DEAL. To the Banega Family… THIS. IS. A. BIG. DEAL.

By committing to purchase their entire washed crop through De La Finca, these two young farmers have guaranteed revenue for the year, which helps provide sustainability for them and their farm.  

For 2020 we increased our commitment and are purchasing 96 bags of their coffee, again purchasing their entire washed crop (Notice the number of bags increased? That is partially due to the sustainable investment Enderly is making in THIS farm)!  We are happy to support these entrepreneurs and will be continuing our conversations about future crops in years to come. We are also very excited to help Nelson, the founder of De La Finca Coffee Importers, live out his vision as well!

An importer’s story

Now let me introduce you to De La Finca Coffee Importers, owned by Nelson Raul Amador.  As a fifth-generation coffee farmer from Honduras, Nelson understands the needs of both the coffee farmer and the coffee roaster.  When he came to the United States to learn English, he was surprised to see how coffee connected so many people to each other in their daily lives.

Nelson quickly realized that, while coffee was sold at high prices in the U.S., the import system was complex.  Coffee can pass through as many as 6-8 hands by the time it gets to the consumers. This leaves very little profit for the coffee farmers themselves.  Knowing things could change for the better, he started De La Finca Coffee Importers in 2013 to support his family and other small coffee producers from Honduras. Thus eliminating the middlemen and making direct connections between coffee roasters, consumers and producers, like his family.

Today, through Nelson’s company, producers receive more money for their coffee and roasters receive ethically sourced, high-quality coffee.  Nelson’s vision for sustainable and independent communities is coming to life, not only by empowering farmers but by reinvesting in the coffee-growing communities through long-term school projects and partnering with women-owned and operated farms.

FINCA EL CONEJO: JOEL AND DELMER BANEGAS (The Coffee Enderly is Buying)

So through De La Finca Coffee Importers, Raul connected us with one of his farms named Finca El Conejo owned by Joel and Delmer, two cousins who decided to carry on their family tradition and grow coffee. They are also cousins of Nelson and fifth-generation coffee farmers.

The two were given a plot of land by Joel’s father (Joel Banegs Sr, owner of Finca Mira Flores farm) to start their own coffee farm.  Being young entrepreneurs, they joined forces and split up the responsibilities of their new farm, Finca El Conejo. While Delmer maintained the land and workers, Joel went to college to study agricultural engineering, specializing in coffee.  This is their third year of producing coffee for De La Finca Coffee.

Today, they run one of the few experimental coffee farms in the Comayagua region.  The coffee in the Comayagua region is known for its regional flavor profile that combines citrus and sweet notes with a bold, creamy body.  

Order online or stop by the store to buy a bag!

Add coffee at the new Uptown Farmers Market to your Saturday ritual

By: Enderly Coffee Co.

There’s a new farmers market in town, and we’re excited to be pouring there. Especially since we haven’t fully opened our doors just yet (though we’re staying busy with those free Friday deliveries and carry out). 

The Uptown Farmers Market is open every Saturday through December at 300 S. Davidson St., in the 4.5-acre front parking lot of First Baptist Charlotte, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Which is prime coffee time, if you ask us. 

Parking is easy. Do that – then stop by our booth for cups of hot coffee, cold brew, bags of coffee, branded mugs and hats, and suckers for the kids. Not to mention hand sanitizer, face masks, smiles and kind words from our newest teammate, Alyssa.

“Farmers markets have always been such a hub for entrepreneurship and small business,” said our owner, Tony Santoro. “We’ve participated in a few in the past and absolutely love the personal experience these markets foster.” The Uptown Farmers Market acts as a “community table,” serving up local vegetables and fruits, meat, poultry and fish, flowers and plants, and, of course, artisan foods and drinks, and bakery items.

We also love rituals, like sipping coffee in the morning and wandering through farmers markets on the weekend. We’ll bring the cup of coffee and, just in case loading up on a bag of beans is a weekly ritual for you, we’ll bring that, too.

Coffee in hand, don’t forget to browse our other vendor friends, like The Pauline Tea-Bar Apothecary (check out their soy candles), SumBucha (for your kombucha cravings) and Verdant Bread (try a loaf).

“It’s encouraging to be alongside others who are doing the small business grind,” Santoro said. “Small business is lonely. It’s hard. Being able to set up and walk around to others who understand it is therapy. The camaraderie is therapy. Sometimes just knowing that others are going through the grind is enough to encourage you to keep pushing.”

Plus, he loves the market for its openness – it’s easy to bring his four kids. Especially with the market’s current social distancing guidelines enforced.

As for the future? We’ll keep pouring here. And in Phase III, The Uptown Farmers Market organizers expect to incorporate music, children’s activities, cooking demonstrations, food trucks, and tables and chairs for hanging out.

See you on Saturday.

-Enderly Coffee Company

Get coffee dropped at your door on Fridays with free delivery

By: Enderly Coffee Co.

What if putting in a coffee order for a free Friday delivery could help a local business create a new job? At Enderly Coffee Co., we’ve actually been so busy with our new free Friday delivery program since the pandemic started affecting the Charlotte area that we’re hoping to eventually be able to hire someone just to run it.

Because that’s what we’re about – helping create jobs for those who need them, while forging meaningful relationships across the city. All while keeping everyone stocked on beautiful coffee beans with contactless delivery, of course.

So what do you have to do? 

Place any orders (Need some Local Hello Honey? A 4-pack box of Pepperbox Donuts? An economical 5-pound bag of beans? Enderly Hat, Coffee Mugs, Tee Shirt?) by 1 p.m. on a Thursday to get your items dropped off at your front door that same Friday at no extra cost. Simply hit the $20 minimum, make sure you live in our designated delivery bubble (it’s quite large) and it’s yours. Browse all available items here.

Without much in-store traffic for the past couple of months, plus a slowdown in wholesale orders, we’ve been so grateful for those of you who have helped fill that gap of lost income just by filling out Friday orders.  We are grateful for those who bought for their home, a friend’s home, a neighbor’s home, coworker’s home, or family member’s home. (They make great gifts)

We’ve even had to hire another staff member, give more hours to existing staff members and invite volunteer and paid drivers into the mix just to complete all of our orders and deliveries. (To the drivers who need to escape their houses for a few hours on Fridays to feel normal again and do it all for free – we love you, and you’re welcome.)

Our Friday deliveries started on a whim. We were working with Whisk + Wood bakery and thought it would be a sweet gesture to drop scones and coffees off at our customers’ doorsteps. So, one Friday morning, we did just that. And we decided to keep offering that option. Last month alone, we provided 372 porch deliveries across Mecklenburg County, from Pineville to Huntersville. 

Thanks to all of you coffee lovers for keeping our business going. We couldn’t do it without you – and we’ll be at your door on Friday.

We’ve been working to build positivity in Charlotte – one hospital Coffee Drop at a time

By: Enderly Coffee Co.

You never know how a free bag of coffee can turn someone’s day around. Especially if they’re medical professionals working through the stress of a pandemic on top of their day jobs.

That’s what inspired our four Coffee Drops. We just wanted to spread some joy – while keeping our small business busy. We wanted to put positivity out there, and to invite people to put positivity out there.

To prepare for each of our Coffee Drops, Charlotteans bought a two-pound bag of coffee for a medical professional they knew or donated the $25 purchase to an anonymous professional, along with a note of encouragement. 

On our side, we produced the coffee, bagged it, and hand-wrote each note. We shipped the specific orders. As for the anonymous donations?

That’s when we showed up unannounced at a local hospital during a shift change and set up a table. It felt uplifting, handing out these gifts of coffee and notes to nurses and doctors to thank them for their service. Each Coffee Drop was a mass delivery of up to 150 pounds of coffee that we knocked out in 15 minutes flat across Atrium Health Mercy, Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

During the final drop, Oatly and Pure Intentions Coffee donated some goods, while Le's Sandwiches sponsored cold brew for distribution.

Every time, said our owner, Tony Santoro, “We just did the same thing. Loaded the van, showed up, set up and made people smile.”

It actually all started when Tony listened to a New York Times podcast that highlighted an interview with an Italian doctor at the peak of the hospital overload abroad.

“His sadness and emotion was so real,” Tony said. “He had never seen anything like this in his career. I also have a friend who was struggling with the fear and stress of working in the hospital system, between what they were seeing firsthand and what they were hearing from the top down.”

It was a natural response, to want to spread some joy the way we know best – through coffee. And through the encouragement of others. It was inspiring to sift through all of the notes we received along with each donation.

Some of our favorites notes:

”To ______________ for being so caring, thoughtful & supportive of my mom when she was going through cancer. We really appreciate both of you!”

“Dr. ______, Thank you for all that you and your team has done for me the past 2 1/2 years. Here is some coffee to help during these uncertain times. Stay safe.”

“Dad, Thank you for everything you are doing to care for your patients right now. We love you, miss you and pray for you daily! Love, __________.”

Our local hospital professionals deserved every word – and every coffee bean.

“We are just amazed at the bravery we saw in all of the people going into their shifts, and coming out of their shifts, each day,” Tony said. “We were also amazed at the way the community came around this project.”

But isn’t living generously – and for others – the best way to live?

Guest Post: COVID-19 Case Studies: Enderly Coffee

One in an occasional series of features on Charlotte area businesses, nonprofits, and events, and how they are adapting to the “new normal.” This is part of a series written and published by our friends at Well-Run Media & Marketing. You can find the original article at https://well-runmedia.com/enderly-coffee/2020/

Our Subject:Enderly Coffee is a Charlotte-based coffee roaster with a shop in the Enderly Park neighborhood. Former teachers Tony and Becky Santoro are known for strengthening their community by forging meaningful relationships – and a whole lot of giving back.

What’s been impacted: Traditionally, wholesale sales to restaurants, coffee shops, and offices have made up over 70% of Enderly’s revenue. When the stay-at-home rules took effect, these sales dropped dramatically. The coffee shop has remained open for business, but with much less traffic than before.

Innovative pivot: Enderly started their pivot with giving back – staying true their “people first, coffee always” credo.

“A friend of mine shared with me what a coffee shop in Atlanta was doing – people were sponsoring boxes of hot coffee to be delivered to nurses and hospitals,” said owner Tony Santoro.

Enderly put its own spin on coffee sponsorship: customers were able to purchase 2lb bags of coffee for healthcare workers, and add handwritten notes. More than 700 pounds of coffee were donated during the first four coffee drops. This has been both a revenue stream and a way to give back to the community. But Enderly didn’t stop there.

“I know people are home and people want coffee, so I figured, ‘Why not bring it to them?’ So, we decided to go all in on one day of deliveries,” said Santoro.

Free Friday Delivery is now an option – Santoro and his team will deliver orders anywhere in Mecklenburg County. And what’s even better than freshly roasted coffee? Coffee and pastries! That’s right – Enderly has partnered with local bakers, including Whisk & Wood and Pepperbox Donuts, to deliver treats to their customers’ front doors. Weekly orders are averaging 80 homes.

Out for a beer run? Enderly is also selling their coffee at several of its brewery partners. You can now find your favorite roasts at Protaganist, Unknown Brewing, Devil’s Logic, Wooden Robot and Blue Blaze.

Reactions: “It’s pretty cool to see people who know the company and know what we stand for come alongside us. They support it, they share it,” he said.

Santoro has also noticed clusters of orders in neighborhoods due to social media sharing. It’s another way Enderly customers are multiplying their impact.

Forecast for future: Santoro has great news for coffee and pastry lovers: “I do think we will keep the Friday orders, for sure.”

Even better, Enderly is launching a new partnership with WCCB, Classroom Central, and Wilson’s World to sponsor a bag of coffee to be shipped to your favorite teacher’s home. Place your order at: enderlycoffee.com/teacher — all you need is your teacher’s email address and the Enderly Team will do the rest!

Find out more about it – and order your Friday coffee — at enderlycoffee.com.

Introducing: The Charlotte Coffee Box <Video>

The Charlotte Coffee Box

Click here to buy now!

This is a joint project between 3 Charlotte Coffee Roasters.

3 very different companies, all striving to add value to our Queen City.

Enderly Coffee Company.
Nightflyer Roastworks.
Pure Intentions Coffee.

As wholesale coffee roasters, we rely on businesses being open, buying and brewing our coffee. That means shops, restaurants, offices, apartments, churches, and more. In mid-March when our customers were no longer allowed to be open, we watched as our normally predictable revenue dropped overnight. That is the revenue we use to pay our rent, our employees, our taxes.

We each began crunching numbers, running forecasts, analyzing cashflow, seeing how long we could handle a shut down. We each were forced to pivot. What can we do to get through this time? To sustain long enough for things to open back up? We turned our cafes into basic grocery markets, became e-commerce companies, transitioned our education classes online for the first time, offered home deliveries to doorsteps for coffee, cold brew, t-shirts, and donuts. Whatever it takes to get us through.

Well we are here Charlotte! We are still here, for you. Introducing a joint project highlighting the strength and creativity of small business. What can happen when we each put a bag of our beans in a box? Three bags, three companies, one box. An invitation for you to support 3 small businesses with one purchase: The Charlotte Coffee Box.

We are locking arms to say:

"People understand the importance that supporting small business keeps us going. It is us standing up saying, ‘We are still here. We still value your support and we want to give you something to shows that we are working together.’”

- Matt Yarmey, Pure Intentions Coffee

“In this time, really good things can come out of this. We’re here to support each other, the city is here to support us, and we can really shine through this.”

- Tony Santoro, Enderly Coffee

“It allows people to support the local economy and three distinct businesses and at the same time, and have fun at home brewing coffee.”

- Paul Waggoner, Nightflyer Roastworks

Last call for teacher appreciation coffee orders: May 4

By: Enderly Coffee Co.

Missing your kids’ teachers? Honestly, we are, too. We have 4 kids who would normally be busy learning and spending time with their friends at Oaklawn Language Academy and Preschool today. But due to circumstances, they’re home with us. 

We miss their teachers, and we’re guessing you miss your kids’ teachers. That’s why we’ve partnered with Classroom Central and WCCB Charlotte to send these special people in our lives a simple “thank you” in the form of a 2-lb. bag of coffee during national Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8. Enderly Coffee Co. was created by two former teachers – so we know they need their morning coffee.

Here’s how to get it to them:

1. Buy a Teacher Appreciation Coffee bag here for $27.50 by May 4

2. Share the teacher’s email address for delivery purposes. (The teacher can be anywhere nationwide)

3. Include a thoughtful note from your student stuck at home. 

   1. What have you been up to?

   2. What do you miss about their classroom?

   3. What have you learned while at home?

4. Pick the “Teacher Appreciation” shipping option.

And we’ll drop it all at their doorstep. Because they deserve it. And because we’re grateful for your support of both teachers and our local business.

Thank you for your support here. Your teacher will love it & you are helping our small business along the way.

Love you,

Tony, Becky, & The Enderly Team

Anchor Coffee Taking Over Enderly 2/29

Say what's up to Anchor Coffee from the Key City, N. Wilkesboro, NC! 

We are welcoming Anchor Coffee to Enderly to do a take over this Saturday (2/29)!  What does that mean? You will not be drinking OUR coffee, but all Anchor Coffee.  These guys do some really great work roasting their beans and we are confident you will enjoy!

Here's a little bit about our friends from Anchor Coffee. 

The name Anchor coffee comes from their desire to be anchor for whatever communities they find themselves planted in, Community is such a huge part of who we are as well, so we are really encouraged by that. 

The coffee they are bringing in on Saturday is a washed Colombia Sumapaz, in which you can expect to some brown sugar and green apple notes, really excited to have you come in and enjoy this! 

Greg has a solid palate for coffee… but also for music. His taste ranges from Hillsong all the way to an underground rapper Mick Jenkins, so feel free to pick his brain about music or about east Tennessee roots and how he landed in N. Wilkesboro. 

“ I'm really excited to hang out with y’all, haha” 

-Greg from Anchor Coffee” 

See y’all Saturday! 

-Tecoby

#NotOurCoffee #NWilkesboroCoffeeMatters #CoffeeTakeOver #OneDayOnly

Nicaragua: Meet Sabino and Maria Jesus

Buying Beans

Real quick, before we jump in to meet the farmers, let’s talk about buying coffee. Most of the time when I meet someone and tell them what I do, they ask “So where do you buy your coffee from?” (As in what countries AND/OR how in the world do you get it here?). We buy some through wholesalers, some directly through families bringing their beans here, and some through relationships. We have multiple, vetted and wonderful sources, but it is not an easy, quick answer. Nor is it an easy, quick purchase. It is not as simple as I want beans, YOU have beans, let me just pay you some money. I mean, it can be that simple, but we put much more emphasis on the practices behind the beans we buy.

We believe that each dollar spent in this world represents what we value. How you spend your money represents what you value. We spend our money on coffee, so when we do we choose to focus on the following questions from our suppliers.

• Who grows the coffee and how are they connected with you?

• What are the farmers doing for environmental sustainability?

• What are the farmers doing for worker sustainability?

• How do you support them, in terms of sustainability, quality, etc.?

With that being said, we have landed on our current suppliers and are thrilled with the coffee they produce and provide.

Gold Mountain Coffee growers

an importer’s story

So let me introduce you to Gold Mountain Coffee growers, more specifically Ben Weiner. In 2002, Ben was working on his thesis research in Nicaragua, focusing on their coffee driven economy. Ben decided to buy a coffee farm and joined a Fair Trade Co-op (which was partially dysfunctional). Pretty soon, farmers were coming to him expressing that they couldn’t support their families and began asking Ben to help farmers connect directly with roasters. So that is what he has done, over time.

Gold Mountain Coffee Growers is a social enterprise that, in addition to its own farm, works directly with coffee producers in Nicaragua, including Sabino and Maria Jesus, to connect them with roasters abroad. Gold Mountain is on the ground, all the time, teaming up with producers willing to take the steps necessary to produce high-cupping specialty coffee. They literally stand on every partner farm during picking to ensure ripeness with tools and support. Gold Mountain also carries out sustainable development projects in communities, such as free computing classes for girls from coffee communities, medical assistance, microcredit, running water in schools, and educational supplies.

Ben and I have been in contact for about 4 years. We have been in touch and I have been watching the work Ben has been doing from afar. I’ve been really impressed with his company and the coffee they put out. This year we decided to commit to one of his farmers, Sabino and Maria, and ARE THRILLED TO ROLL THIS COFFEE OUT!

Nicaragua New Drop: Sabino & Maria Jesus

Sabino and his wife Maria Jesus live in a small village of farmers who produce both coffee and vegetables at the highest altitudes of Jinotega. When you visit their farm you may still see Sabino using two oxen to pull a cart or to plow a field before planting. They have five children named Edis, Sabino Vladimir, Kenia, Belccis, and Cristian.

They have abundant raised beds for both drying coffee and selecting out imperfections. Gold Mountain Coffee Growers worked with Sabino’s father, Don Jose, before he passed away, and Don Sabino hopes to continue his father’s coffee farming legacy. The attention he pays to the many details involved with coffee production bodes well for their ability to consistently produce high-scoring microlots. They aspire to plant more coffee and to implement new and more efficient techniques. They say that these improvements will allow them to hire more workers and make renovations on their farm.

So we received their coffee last month and have been working on our production profile. We have a profile that is going to make you smile. Coming out with a nice round body, with pronounced pear and cantaloupe, this has quickly been the coffee we are drinking daily in the Santoro house for this season. The taste is great, but knowing more about the people behind it makes it that much more delightful. We value Sabino, Maria, Ben, and all who makes this coffee possible.

Please pick up a bag in the coffee shop or online at our bean store.

It's All About The Kids - Thompson Child & Family Focus

July’s Non-Profit of the Month: Thompson Child & Family Focus

Founder’s Tony & Becky Santoro have spent their lives investing in youth. Whether teaching in Title I schools, or opening up their home to Foster Children, or just building community with the neighborhood kids, our youth are our future and our youth deserve love and caring villages. That is why we are partnering with Thompson Child & Family Focus for July’s Nonprofit of The Month! 100% of all proceeds of each Thompson Bag sale goes directly back to the work they are doing in our region!

There are over 89,000 children under the age of 18 living in poverty and below the basic living standard in Mecklenburg County. Poverty contributes to a host of challenges and can inhibit a child’s ability to learn and achieve--which opens the door to emotional and developmental problems. Our nation—our city’s children are in crisis and doing somethingis not enough. 

It’s time to do more and time to do differently. 

Thompson Child & Family Focus is a leader in addressing economic mobility through early childhood development, family stability, and mental healthacross the Carolinas, and as a solutions-driven organization we are committed to disrupting the statistics and re-writing the narrative for those kids at the highest level of risk. 

Thompson does this by providing comprehensive, evidence-based education, trauma-informed care, and professional mentoring for children (ages 0-18) at multiple locations throughout Charlotte. We continuously seek to develop new partnerships and strengthen existing alliances dedicated to solving real-world problems aimed at disrupting the cycle of generational poverty.  Our staff is passionate, caring, highly-skilled, and lean in every day to respond meaningfully and effectively to the needs of children, families, and communities in today’s demanding and ever-changing world.. We are proud to blaze the pathway to improving the emotional and mental health of youth and creating new lines of sight for their futures. 

Helping children and families transform their lives is no simple matter.  It takes a daily commitment, compassion and understanding of both the fragilities and remarkable resilience of people.  And, just as no person is an island, no individual or family need ever be truly alone.

However, we can’t do it without you!  Your purchase today of one or more bags of Enderly Coffee will allow us to #DoMore. Join our village and contribute to our mission of transforming lives:  http://www.enderlycoffee.com/thompson

In partnership with Thompson Child & Family Focus, proceeds from this bag will go to the advancement of Thompson’s innovative programs in mental health, family stability, and early childhood development.  Thompson is proud to be Charlotte’s champion for children and family empowerment, transforming the narrative of our children and families through the healing power of relationships.

Non-Profit of The Month June - Dream Basketball: Skills and Mentorship

Written by: James Jones

Working with kids for two years has really shaped me. Before my time here at Enderly Coffee, I spent my time working with elementary school kids in a local school on social and emotional development.

So once I stopped to work in coffee, naturally I really started to miss my boys. I brainstormed ways to stay connected. Id spend time picking a few up at a time and taking them to Blaze and Ritas. I kept in touch with parents as much as I could. After some time, I started a basketball team right up the street at the Bette Rae Center. It was made up of some kids from the neighborhood, but not first without personal invites to each of my boys from the after school program.

After the short season ended, I realized that time together was special and I was on to something. We all have the need to stay connected and this grew within me, so I decided to start a skills and mentoring camp with the same group of my boys. The camp’s purpose was to enhance the kid’s basketball skills, but also spend time mentoring them to become social and emotional warriors.

During the camp I had the opportunity to take a trip to Guatemala with my boss, Tony. While there, we got to tour a small village on the outskirts of Guatemala City, called Bueno Vista. While there we connected with the son of the Leivas family (which is the family we buy one of our Guatemalan from, also one of our reasons for this trip was to visit and meet the Leivas parents Norma and Armando).

We started the day by going to visit this beautiful school in a village. In Guatemala the villages are like the ghettos of America. After visiting the school we hiked through this village. I mean we literally hiked up steep hills. We arrived at these beautiful gates. We knocked and a guy came to the gates and let us in. That led us to this beautiful green soccer complex, the Bueno Vista Soccer Academy. There was beautiful and well kept turf, all the training equipment I could dream of, and even two basketball goals. This was all in the middle of poverty that I have never seen or experienced before in my life. This is where we met Mynor Leivas and he explained to me how they not only worked with the boys in the village to grow them as young men, but also helped lead them in the right direction and at the same time play soccer. Meeting the staff and the boys were my favorite part of the Guatemala trip.  

That whole experience inspired me to want to turn my Dream Skills & Mentorship Camp into a legitimate 501c3. Donating and supporting the camp will allow me to do things for these boys that I wish I had growing up. Pick up your bag here.

In partnership with DREAM, proceeds from this bag will be going to the start up of Charlotte’s one and only Social and Emotional Basketball Camp/Organization. 

This will include funding our 501c3 filing, as well as supporting the cost for the children to participate.

Buy your bags today online or come by the store to pick them up!

Gustavo: Our Guatemalan Designer

Written by: James Jones

Meeting Gustavo for me was a big surprise, a very pleasant one. I knew of Gustavo because of the amazing design work he does with both Enderly and Torrent.

Backstory: Tony worked with Torrent Consulting for the 13 months after quitting teaching in 2014. This 13 months was critical in the young stages of growth for our company. Torrent also launched Tony at the end of 13 months with a generous loan and services support (including design support).

Gustavo is a native resident of Guatemala and currently resides in the Antigua area. He is the Head of Design for Torrent Consulting and works in their Antigua Hub, alongside nearly 30 other amazing people. As part of the Torrent/Enderly partnership, Gustavo has worked hand in hand with Tony to help develop and design all of Enderly’s brand and materials. What you see of our company is all through Gustavo’s hands. If you want to learn about a business out there making impacts around our world, check out Torrent ;).

Though I had met him briefly while he was here in the states, during a short visit to our coffee shop, this time in Guatemala was different. Maybe I was just at peace or inspired by the trip, but my conversation with Gustavo was amazing. We skipped a lot of the small talk like weather, animals, and work. The setting was amazing. We were at a brewery on the outskirts of Antigua.  We were both relaxing, me with a pineapple cider in hand. There was conversation, music, kids, and laughter.

I asked him about the culture of living in Guatemala City and he didn’t shy away from any of my questions. What was your neighborhood like? High crime? Opportunity? Do young kids generally make it out? What is life like? What kinds of things did you do growing up?

His responses were very familiar to experiences here in the states, but in some ways they seemed worse. High crime, gang activity, not a ton of hope or opportunity, sports keep you occupied, etc. I quickly learned that the chances of Gustavo coming from where he came from to where he is now are very slim.  So proud to be working with him and even more proud to get to know him. This was a very unexpected connection, but reminds us that we are more alike than we all think.

Fat Cat Coffee: Meet Diego, Antigua, Guatemala

Written by: James Jones

A trip to Guatemala, more specially Antigua, would not be complete without the acknowledgement of the beautiful coffee shop scene. Most shops we would visit would refer to the farm 30 minutes away as the supplier of their coffee. Fresh & local to say the least.

The experience at Fat Cat was easily my favorite coffee shop experience during the trip to Guatemala. Our first night there, we decided to head out to this coffee shop at 7:45pm, just before close. Walking into the shop there was an instant connection. The owner Tito was sitting to the side and greeted us with a warm smile.

Even though my Spanish was terrible and Tony’s was decent we still managed to let him know we roast and make coffee back in the states. Tony and Tito both seemed eager to hear of each others experiences as coffee shop owners, even finding common ground that we both buy coffee from Finca Medina (the Antigua Farm that Tony and James were there to visit). It was so interesting tasting the same coffee, sourced and roasted by different roasters, brewed in different countries, yet still tasting a familiarity in it.

But my connection came from a young man by the name of Diego. He understood how bad my Spanish was and was quick to let me know he speaks decent English. I am forever grateful for that. The connection was truly in the coffee and the person for me and Diego. We are both simple coffee guys. Coffee in Guatemala is all about simplicity, enjoyment and people. That rings a bell right? Yes it does because that’s exactly how we operate at Enderly.

Needless to say Tony and I visited Fat Cat every day while we were there and I even have a new Instagram buddy. I am filled with joy thinking about Fat Cat and my favorite Guatemalan barista.

On our way out on our last morning, we were grabbing our drinks and running late to get back to the house. As we were ready to run, Diego challenged me to a latte challenge, 1 on 1. The video speaks for itself, but I am proud to say that in my latte art competitions, I am #undefeated.

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