Posted on October 16th 2014 by Maddie

How much do you know about where your coffee comes from? Did you know the coffee plant is a tall evergreen? Or, that coffee beans are a seed found in the centre of a cherry?

Coffee is the by-product of intensive labour by many, many hands. The green beans Kicking Horse Coffee roasts have had quite the journey before arriving at our facility in Invermere, BC.

The evolution of the bean to your favourite beverage is heavily impacted by the life of the coffee plant.
These ten facts are a great starting point for understanding where coffee begins, marking the beginning of the journey coffee takes from bean to cup. It’s the first step on the chain to becoming the beverage we all love.

What we drink is a direct result of dedicated farming and meticulous processing and handling. All these factors impact the quality of the beans before they are even roasted and packaged for distribution.