Founded by Latin American farmers from San Miguel, El Salvador, Abeja Coffee roasts 100% organic beans to order in its East Williamsburg café and serves them fresh in Brooklyn and at events across New York City. The family’s agricultural roots shape a coffee business focused on sharing Latin American coffee culture, ethically sourcing from farmers, and packaging each order by hand in eco-friendly bags.
Finger Lakes Coffee RoastersSince opening beside the Erie Canal in Bushnell’s Basin in 1996, Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters has turned carefully selected Arabica beans into craft-roasted coffee at its Victor, New York, facility. Owners and roastmasters Bob Cowdery and Larry Werges built the company around small-batch roasting, continual sample roasting and cupping, and freshness—an approach that has made its Canandaigua Blend and more than 100 other coffees familiar across the Finger Lakes and Western New York. The roastery is certified organic by NOFA-NY and offers Fair Trade Organic coffees while composting coffee grounds and reusing roasting chaff locally.VICTOR, NY
LAHEEY COFFEE ROASTERSLaheey Coffee Roasters turns specialty beans from around the world into freshly roasted coffee, with its identity rooted in the owner’s Ethiopian heritage and the coffee rituals of her childhood. The name “Laheey,” meaning beauty in old Amharic, reflects a focus on the stories behind each origin and the memories built around every cup. Laheey says it sources organic, fair-trade beans and works to maintain direct relationships with farmers while supporting sustainable practices.
FoJo BeansBorn from two Dans’ shared coffee obsession, FoJo Beans has been small-batch roasting specialty coffee in Central New York since 2012, alongside its café and restaurant in downtown Hamilton. The veteran-owned, LGBTQ-certified company buys traceable coffees through importer relationships with growers and small co-ops, emphasizing fair trade and earth-friendly farming. FoJo Beans was named Chenango County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013.HAMILTON, NY
Cafe CarrizalRooted in the village its ancestors founded 120 years ago, Cafe Carrizal grows and sells high-altitude Caribbean coffee. The family still lives on the original Carrizal plot and has cultivated coffee there for more than five generations, using regenerative mixed-farming practices. Its cooperative includes more than 160 chemical-free farms with bee colonies that support both coffee production and the surrounding ecosystem.New York, NY