Just another Friday night?

Okay, so last Friday I got to Green Plow around 6:45, a bit later than I wanted. As I drove down the alley I saw Jason Jackson, one half of our evening's duo, packing some equipment into the shop. Or at least it was a guy with a hat that in the dark looked a little like one that Jason wears, even if the guy was maybe a little shorter and stockier than Jason.

When I got inside I realized, of course, that it wasn't Jason. "Strange, I thought Robin and Jason only played as a duo." Then I realized that there was only one musician. It turns out that Robin and Jason had a family emergency and were unable to perform that evening, but they made numerous phone calls and were finally able to find someone to take their place. That was Leif James, the guy with the hat. Among the phone calls they made were one or two to Mandy, which we didn't get because the phone was in the car. I guess you just never know quite what to expect. This week I expect to hear Allan Byer on Friday night, and I am really looking forward to it, but you just never know.

Pat

Finca la Josefina

Today we introduced a new Colombian coffee down at the Green Plow: Finca la Josefina. It is bright and well balanced, with a long and pleasant finish. This coffee came to us courtesy of my friend Bobby at 11 Roasters in Bend. I have been reading about the grower of this coffee and I am looking forward to getting more from them, not just because the coffee is outstanding, but because they also seem to care about treating their workers well.

So far the Finca la Josefina has had a very warm welcome in the shop, but I only have a little bit, so come in and enjoy it while you can, or e-mail me at pat@greenplowcoffee.com and I can send you a pound or so.

Pat

Thank You to the Community of Redmond

We sure love getting to know the wonderful people of this community. We want to send out a thank you to those of you who donated during to the biosand water filter collection during Thanksgiving. We, the community, donated enough to purchase bags of concrete, sand and gravel for a soon to be constructed biosand filter in Rwanda. If you want more info on this organization check out www.biosandwaterfilters.org. Thank you, generous ones!