coffee

Buna means “coffee” in Amharic, but for Megan Lee, it represents much more. “We have gained many friends who are Ethiopian or Eritrean immigrants,” says Lee, who started her mobile coffee cart in July 2022. “They do a coffee ceremony in their house for friends and family, so I learned a lot about coffee from them.” Read more about Coffee Bike on the Go in Stillwater

Walter Reynolds is known in the local coffee roasting world as Roaster Walt or Wally. But he also goes by Sergeant Reynolds, a training NCO for Minnesota’s Search and Extraction team in the Minnesota Army National Guard. It is his military service that’s helped inspire his passion for good coffee. Reynolds started “getting into” coffee around 2013 when his world travels as an army engineer introduced him to different coffees. Read more about Cool Beans

Many people can use a little help waking up in the morning or getting through the workday, which often leads to coffee. St. Croix Coffee & Tea Co. makes it easy to get your caffeine fix right in the office, by distributing coffee and providing equipment to more than 200 clients in Minnesota. Read more about But First, Coffee

Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with a steaming mug of coffee. With so many wonderful coffee shops to visit all along the St. Croix River Valley, we stopped by four venues in Stillwater and Hudson this month to chat with the owners and find out what they have brewing this winter.

The Daily Grind Espresso Cafe Read more about Local Caffeinated Hotspots in the Valley