Stories

Wholesale How-To
Wholesale How-To

By Philippa Jordan

  The last year has driven us to become somewhat reflective beings. Well, that is certainly true for us here in the roastery at least. We often look back on...
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Colombia Origin Trip, December 2019
Colombia Origin Trip, December 2019

By Simon Johnston

Simon’s trip to Colombia had been long overdue. Having bought coffee from Don Jaime Ariza over a couple of seasons and having already met Juan Saldarriaga, he was keen to...
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Yes we CAN!
Yes we CAN!

By Simon Johnston

Yes we can - At the close of 2018 and beginning of 2019 we began our research into new retail coffee packaging. After discovering that our bio-bags were only industrially...
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Loring S35 Kestrel - Our New Toy
Loring S35 Kestrel - Our New Toy

By Philippa Jordan

 The environmental intricacies of expansion have been somewhat inescapable for us here at Root & Branch in recent months. As we began to meditate over the notion of a larger...
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Portview love
Portview love

By Simon Johnston

Running a coffee bar and a roastery out of a space which amounted to the size of two small shipping containers stacked on top of one another, meant that we...
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East Belfast to Ethiopia
East Belfast to Ethiopia

By Simon Johnston

After buying a roaster and the relevant and necessary pieces of kit to start a roastery and coffee bar, we had no money to embark on origin trips. Partnering with...
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Wholesale How-To
Wholesale How-To

By Philippa Jordan

  The last year has driven us to become somewhat reflective beings. Well, that is certainly true for us here in the roastery at least. We often look back on...
Read more
Loring S35 Kestrel - Our New Toy
Loring S35 Kestrel - Our New Toy

By Philippa Jordan

 The environmental intricacies of expansion have been somewhat inescapable for us here at Root & Branch in recent months. As we began to meditate over the notion of a larger...
Read more
Colombia Origin Trip, December 2019
Colombia Origin Trip, December 2019

By Simon Johnston

Simon’s trip to Colombia had been long overdue. Having bought coffee from Don Jaime Ariza over a couple of seasons and having already met Juan Saldarriaga, he was keen to...
Read more
Portview love
Portview love

By Simon Johnston

Running a coffee bar and a roastery out of a space which amounted to the size of two small shipping containers stacked on top of one another, meant that we...
Read more
Yes we CAN!
Yes we CAN!

By Simon Johnston

Yes we can - At the close of 2018 and beginning of 2019 we began our research into new retail coffee packaging. After discovering that our bio-bags were only industrially...
Read more
East Belfast to Ethiopia
East Belfast to Ethiopia

By Simon Johnston

After buying a roaster and the relevant and necessary pieces of kit to start a roastery and coffee bar, we had no money to embark on origin trips. Partnering with...
Read more