At Woodshed Roasting, we know that a cup of fresh roasted coffee can go a long way. We know that it really is the simple things in life that have the ability to bring out the best in all of us. We support local businesses in order to help our community succeed together. We’re also Rainforest Alliance and USDA Organic Certified; supporting small businesses in our own way by supplying our customers with organic coffee every chance we can get. As a business, giving back anything we can means a great deal to us.

At Woodshed Roasting, our success is based on exceptional customer service and an intense focus on producing quality products. We’re highly selective when it comes to the roasted coffee beans and the organic coffee that we offer our consumers. We also strive to make ordering our coffee as easy as possible for coffee lovers everywhere. So we’d like to take this time to summarize what we have available for our online shoppers.

Since our inception, Woodshed Roasting has been a company that highly supports local businesses as well as similar small coffee roasters around the country. While not dutifully producing roasted coffee beans, we always find the time to stay up to date with industry news. This is why we’ve recently been very disappointed after reading an article from the Daily Coffee News in this month’s, “Roast Magazine.” It turns out that someone has been targeting small coffee roasters like us with an unusual online request for 250 pounds of fresh roasted coffee. Roast magazine has confirmed that numerous micro-roasters have received an email from a man calling himself David Walters of Walters & Sons Ltd., or as Mark Curry. 

As one of New England’s premier coffee roasters, we at Woodshed Roasting are proud to announce that the new Vendor’s Exchange International issue has a primary focus on the developments in coffee making, both in the U.S. and abroad. And this particular issue is important to us because it details a study done in Italy that attributes a lower risk of liver cancer to the drinking of fresh roasted coffee. Woodshed Roasting is already aware of the many great benefits of drinking coffee made from some of the finest gourmet coffee beans in the world, but this new Italian study has us on the edge of our seats. 

It's fitting that New England's oldest, “Family Fair,” welcomes the organic and locally made coffee of the Woodshed Roasting Company. From Sept. 26-29th, at the Deerfield Fair, we'll be serving up our own brand of java for the fair's attendants. Our fresh roasted coffee started, not as long ago as the Deerfield Fair, but from similar humble and honest beginnings. From his small garage in Laconia, NH, Brad, from Woodshed Roasting, decided to become a fresh coffee roaster. He began brewing his own fresh roasted coffee in 2010. From there, he reached out to locally owned businesses and soon saw a growing market for the roasted coffee beans he was producing.

El Recreo coffee is certified by Rainforest Alliance and has placed in the top 10 in the Rainforest Alliance Cupping for Quality contest. 

Coffee & Weight Loss:             

4 Ways Your Favorite Drink Can Help Contribute to Weight Loss.

Coffee's role in a weight loss plan has often been hotly debated. Coffee can have both negative and positive effects on your health and weight depending on how it is consumed, and of course, what you put in it. Learning how to harness coffee's positive attributes will be essential. The information below covers some ways to lose weight with coffee by keeping a few things in mind.

Calorie burning. Skip the cream, flavored creamers and sugar. This is an obvious but extremely important fact to keep in mind for losing weight with coffee. Adding large amounts of cream and sugar to your coffee can give you as much calorie content to that of a candy bar or more. If you cannot wean yourself entirely onto black coffee, try using skim milk and sugar-free sweeteners instead.

Coffee after dinner may help to reduce cravings. One of the benefits of consuming coffee after a meal is its role as an appetite suppressant. Try drinking coffee after your dinner each night. This may help you to reduce your cravings for dessert or other late-night snack foods before bed.  Also, caffeine may stimulate thermogenesis — one way your body generates heat and energy from digesting food.

Try drinking coffee an hour or so before a workout. Coffee consumed before a workout can increase your energy and can help you to get through a more high intensity workout. If you’re an early morning workout individual, coffee can help you to be more alert and focused during your routine. 

Drink plenty of water. Coffee can act as a diuretic in many people, meaning that it will cause you to lose fluids. Stay hydrated and keep your stomach fuller by drinking a cup of water for every cup of coffee you drink.

REMEMBER:  For the best weight loss results, your coffee consumption should be paired with a balanced, healthy diet and regular exercise.