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Open Streets Mpls: Nicollet Ave

bicycles, events

09.14.2014

Come help us celebrate Nicollet Avenue businesses with the MPLS Bike Coalition! The 5th edition of the MPLS Open Streets Neighborhood Festival is sure to be a hit as folks explore Nicollet Ave for a street celebration like no other! Enjoy the freedom of Nicollet Ave from Lake Street to 46th Ave South with no worries about our 4-wheeled friends. We will post our exact location on Sunday morning,…

St. Paul Bike Classic

bicycles, events

09.07.2014

Come out and explore all the charm of our Capital City while sipping on some delicious Breakaway or Twin Cities Blend. We'll see you out there.

Barista Camp Recap

our shops, quality

07.16.2014

Four times a year, in four different parts of the country, coffee-folk step out from behind their espresso machines, travel in some cases for hundreds of miles, and gather together...behind different espresso machines. Where else? It’s called Barista Camp and it’s sponsored by the Barista Guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. If it sounds sort of nerdy, well, it is.…

Hello New Shop

our shops

06.27.2014

Our new shop is opening this weekend--if you're in the Twin Cities area, stop by for a cup, and to join in all the Grand Opening festivities at the new Lakewinds Food Co-op in Richfield. For our second location, we've embarked on an unique partnership with Lakewinds Food Co-op, marking the first time that a food co-op and a local roaster have come together to provide coffee to shoppers. F…

Now Available at Target

06.16.2014

One of the most compelling stories for us at Peace Coffee is the story of our origin. If you’ve ever met me, you’ve likely heard me explain that we were born out of late-night conversations between Mexican coffee farmers and our parent organization, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). The year was 1996, coffee prices were at all-time lows, and farmers stressed tha…

teaming up against rust

organic, sustainability

06.05.2014

Anne Costello, Peace Coffee Director of Coffee

Perhaps you've seen headlines recently prophesying disaster in the coffeelands and the end of cheap coffee. It's not just hyperbole or a bunch of clickbait: a fungus is eating away at coffee crops. Coffee leaf rust, often referred to by its Spanish name, roya, is a fungus that attacks the leaves of the coffee tree, causing them to drop. Weakened plants produce lower yields and their cherrie…

Come taste the fresh flavors of Spring

02.25.2014

We're unveiling our new spring seasonal Pollinator Blend this Saturday, March 1st. Stop by the Peace Coffee Shop between 1-3 PM for a sample and take home your first bag of this perennial favorite. We'll be tasting come rain or shine, snow, or sleet—just like the colorful seed catalogs that start to arrive this time of year, our Pollinator Blend has become a sign of the season here in th…

Brew Method Demonstrations

our shops, quality

02.20.2014

Have you been curious about using a V60, Chemex or French Press? Bring more flavor to your morning cup! Join us for a 4 part series of FREE Drop-In Brew Demonstrations at our coffee shop. Watch, practice, and perfect manual brewing methods with our talented baristas. Demo Dates:* Saturday March 22- Hario V60 Saturday April 5th- Chemex Saturday April 19th- French Press just added bonus, the…

Caffeinate your Cutie

our shops

01.30.2014

It's our favorite time of the year at our Wonderland Park Coffee Shop in Minneapolis! Stop in anytime in February we'll help you surprise your sweetheart, best pal or favorite teacher with construction paper hearts, and drink tickets that will rekindle the excitement of your very first secret admirer. Lost for words? Our talented (and very romantic) baristas will even help you espress…

Producer Gathering in Honduras

fair trade, farmer trips, organic, sustainability

01.28.2014

Anne Costello, Director of Coffee

January is a time of new beginnings and resolutions for a better future. My recent trip to Honduras offered a little of both. The purpose of the trip was to participate in an event hosted by the Comsa Cooperative for producers and roasters to share information and learn best practices for combating coffee leaf rust. Coffee rust or “roya” is a disease that's spreading across coffee l…