About Us

My true passion is coffee. I respect the people who grow it as they give us so much and yet receive so little. I will always do my best to give back to the people who gave us this wonderful drink.
As for the coffee itself. I love to drink it. Every day. Black coffee, espresso, a short cap. What ever form it comes in I look forward to that first taste sensation.

Now we get to roast it. We've been roasting for a few years and by no means are we experts. All I know is we soak up as much information about roasting as we can.

We try different styles and different blends until we love what we taste. We believe that everyone has their own style.

Our style is not too dark, not too light, and travel wisely on the journey.

See what you think. If you like it, let us know how we can send some your way.

Thanks !!!

Guy Janssen Co-Owner and Co-Roaster

Bill Palmer Master Roaster

Our Goals

To maintain the highest quality standards for our products.
To provide the best customer service possible.
To promote an inclusive workplace and help the local and worldwide communities.

What is fair-trade certification and why is important?

After oil, coffee is the largest legally traded commodity in the world. By some estimates, 3,000 cups of coffee are drunk every second. Like any commodity, coffee prices fluctuate according to supply and demand. Today, world prices for coffee beans have fallen to their lowest-ever level in real terms. This crash has placed a tremendous burden on millions of farmers and laborers in many parts of the world. Currently, farmers make roughly 40 cents for every one-pound bag of coffee they produce. That’s around 4% of the retail price. When prices fall this low, farmers quickly need to increase their income in order to provide for their families. To accomplish this, a farmer is faced with few options. He can attempt to increase production through the use of chemicals, clear more land for coffee production, switch to more environmentally-harmful crops or convert his land to pasture (cutting down the forest in the process), or leave the community to join the masses who are deserting their homelands and migrating to nearby urban areas.

There is an alternative. The concept of fairly-traded goods is a simple one; give the farmers a fair price for the crops they grow. This is the principle behind fair trade coffee. Because Emy J's coffee is Fair Trade Certified, coffee farmers are guaranteed a fair price for their beans. By returning a livable wage to farmers that use sustainable, wildlife-friendly growing practices, your purchase of Emy J's coffee contributes to habitat conservation and truly sustainable development.

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