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Celebrate Xmas with our Single Origin Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee

Ethiopian Sidamo Coffee beans Trees Organic Granville Gastown Yaletown RichmondThis year we wanted to get you something special for Christmas. We’re excited, because we got our hands on some beautiful Sidamo coffee beans from Ethiopia, where coffee was first discovered by a 9th-century Ethiopian goat herder.

The beans came in on Tuesday and we roasted our first five-kilo batch on Wednesday in our Granville Street Roasting House Thursday we had our first coffee cupping. We fell in love. It has medium body with some subtle brightness and chocolaty tones. It’s got great balance and nice length. Our Ethiopian Sidamo beans create a cup that is hard to put down.

What does single origin coffee mean?

Coffee is like wine, origin matters. These beans are from Sidamo in Southwest Ethiopia. Of the Arabica varietal.

How did we roast the Ethiopian Sidamo coffee beans?

This batch was roasted medium dark to make sure we don’t cover up some of the beautiful fruity notes or the chocolaty notes. The beauty of small batch roasting is that we can make a slightly different roast in our next batch a few days later. Variety is the spice of live. Roasting is an art.

Why are we highlighting Ethiopia Sidamo beans for the holidays?

Christmas is a time of giving and Ethiopia sure needs some help. It is one of the poorest countries in the world. When we buy fair trade organic coffee from Ethiopia, we support local growers and their families.

Where is Sidamo?

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Yaletown Mini-Market at Trees Cafe

Yaletown mini market cafe coffeehouse gift ideas holiday XmasYou’re invited to the Yaletown Mini-Market at Trees Organic Coffee and Roasting House in Vancouver’s Yaletown neighborhood (1391 Richards Street, at the corner of Richards and Pacific) on special days through November and December.

Check out some unique holiday gift ideas and and support your local creative entrepreneurs, jewelry makers and other artisans.

Supporting Yaletown small businesspeople with creative products

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Trees Organic’s Gift Cards and More for the Holidays

Trees Organic Roasting House gift card Christmas holiday present ideas Vancouver RichmondAlready thinking about gifts for the holiday season? If you’ve got a Christmas, Chanukah, or New Year’s bash coming up (and that pretty much covers all of us, unless you’re not planning on entering 2012) and want to give back to your friends and family, we’ve got some coffee-bean scented holiday gift ideas:

Trees Organic Coffee House gift cards

Come and enjoy our coffee, award-winning cheesecake, hot apple cider, sandwiches, soups – anything you see in our café, with the convenience of a swipe card. Purchase or reload your card at any of our café locations in Vancouver and Richmond and easily check your balance at the till or online. Perfect for the coffee lover, tea drinker or café dweller in your family – and a lot more thoughtful than handing over wad of crumpled bills. Reload, reuse, rejoice!

Vancouver best cheesecake dessertCheesecake for dessert!

The whole family has come over for the holidays and they’re hungry. Spoil them with Vancouver’s best cheesecake. Everybody loves cheesecake – even little Timmy, who can’t be bothered to finish his yams. We serve it up in seven flavors, including the Sin (Belgian chocolate and sour cherries), blueberry, mocha, key lime, the classic New York style, plus the flavor of the season: Chocolate Orange!

Gift bags of coffee beans!

On a winter morning the day after the big party, wake yourself up with some organic fair trade coffee beans from the best coffee-growing regions on the planet. We’ve got beans from Peru, Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Sumatra and more. Ask our café baristas to recommend the perfect beans for your special someone, whether they prefer something with full flavor, spice, smokiness or hints of flavor like chocolate.

Catered soups, sandwiches, desserts and more for your office New Year’s party!

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How to Make French Press Coffee

French press is a popular and gourmet-style way to make coffee. Fans of the French press will swear by the boldness and flavor it brings out of coffee beans. While it’s seen by some coffee aficionados as a fancy cup of coffee, making it is actually a pretty straightforward process!

Here’s how you make French Press coffee:

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Coffee. A World Of Flavor

Vancouver Granville coffee cafe coffee shop Arabica blends beansTrees Organic serves up coffee with beans from all around the world, from Latin America to the far reaches of Asia. The flavor you get in your cup depends on where it was grown and under what conditions. Just as wine comes in all kinds of vintages for you to compare, you can taste different kinds of coffee and enjoy a wide range of subtle differences.

Coffee Beans. A Matter of Taste

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Some Positive Reviews from Trees’ Customers

Trees Organic Vancouver Richmond cafe coffeeshop cheesecake cateringWe love it when reviewers, bloggers, Tweeps, Yelpers and foodies of all stripes have nice things to say about our café. It seems people really like our lattes, cheesecake and more; from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

Here’s a quick roundup of some of the things our customers have been saying about Trees Organic cafes in Vancouver and Richmond:

They seem to like our cheesecake:

“Trees Organic Coffee & Roasting House is a nice relaxing café serving good quality coffee and some pretty yummy treats. After much consideration, Chris and I finally decided on which two cheesecakes to try – the Sin and the Blueberry. The Sin Cheesecake is made with Belgian chocolate and sour cherries. At first, I was a bit hesitant to try this one because I’m not a big fan of sour cherries. However, this cake is rightfully named for being “sinfully” delicious. The sweet and tart cherries gave the cheesecake a good level of moisture, making the cake just that much more fluffy. And the chocolate made the cake super smooth and silky. The consistency and sweetness of the cheesecake was just perfect! Mmmm, yummy!”

First, about the scones:

“While Trees doesn’t have any vegan cheesecake, it does sell a vegan scone. And a fine scone it is, too. It seems to have the flavour of both a cinnamon-sugar donut and a cinnamon roll. Packed with pumpkin seeds, raisins, and dried apricots, it’s made with whole-wheat flour, so it packs quite an iron-rich punch. It also has a perfect moistness and texture that would convince any scone aficionado that it wasn’t vegan.”

Our beverages also seemed to be a hit (well, you’d kind of hope so! We’re a café, after all):

“While we’re discussing lattes, we’d like to say that whatever blend Trees uses for its decaf lattes is quite nice.”

“I only discovered Trees recently, as they have a small, but fresh, menu. Their specialty is cheesecake, and supposedly the best in Vancouver. But they also make homemade quiche, soup, and huge variety of unique sandwiches and baked goods.

So far, so good. And our quiche and sandwiches have a lot of personality:

The quiche comes in two types: Ham & Cheddar or Spinach & Feta. Simple maybe, but boring no. The crust is homemade and it comes with a small side salad that has dried cranberries, pumpkin & sunflower seeds. The sandwiches, which I have yet to try, are on fresh baguettes, warmed and with unique ingredients, such as Bocconcini, Tomato & Basil, or a vegetarian with Chevre, Basil, Capers and Roasted Pepper.”

Have you been to any Trees Organic cafes in Vancouver or Richmond? We’d love to hear your feedback to let us know how we’re doing (and how we can serve you better!). Leave a comment here, review us on your own blog, tweet us up or talk to one of our friendly servers. Let us know what you like!

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Our Vancouver & Richmond Cafes Are On Foursquare. Will You Be Mayor?

Trees Organic roasting house and cafe Foursquare social media Vancouver RichmondWho will be the next Mayor of Trees Organic? Actually, since there are four locations, including our Granville café, Yaletown, Gastown and Richmond, you’ve got four chances to rule.

For those who may not know, Foursquare is a popular smart phone application that gives you and your friends new ways to explore your city. You can earn points and unlock badges for discovering new things. Foursquare is a neat way to create a chance to connect with your nearby friends by letting them know where you’re hanging out.

Check out our rewards for our Foursquare participants:

  • Loyalty Special
    Free tall size drip coffee after every 10th check-in
  • Mayor Special
    The mayor of each location receives 25% for as long as they remain mayor

Right now, the Mayors of Trees Organic are Steve L. (Granville), Jess S. (Gastown), Allison M. (Yaletown) and Winnie W. (Richmond) That means they gets 25% off every time (until someone else takes their place). Congratulations, Mayors!

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