Established in 2002, Chesapeake Coffee Roasters locally roasts specialty coffee with a mission tied to community, clean water, and environmental health in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Crofton roaster produces an average of 6,230 pounds a week, including certified organic and Bird Friendly® coffees, while directing support toward conservation efforts such as oyster restoration and habitat protection. Its wholesale program also helps cafés, restaurants, retailers, and other food-service businesses build coffee programs around freshly roasted beans.
USDA Certified Organic
Bird Friendly® Certified
Fair Trade
USDAORGANIC
Quality certification
Homestead Coffee RoastersFrom a 19th-century barn beside Pennsylvania’s Tow Path and the Delaware River, Homestead Coffee Roasters has been sourcing and roasting coffee since 2006. Now a second-generation coffee roaster, the family-run company works exclusively with small farms and cooperatives, refining its coffees through careful tasting while using recyclable boxes and backyard-compostable bags. It also supports wholesale partners with equipment, training, and ongoing coffee-program guidance.UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA
Fresh Roasted CoffeeFounded in 2009, family-owned Fresh Roasted Coffee roasts specialty-grade coffee to order at its Pennsylvania facility, using eco-friendly Loring Smart Roasters before packaging and shipping it fresh. The company also offers wholesale and co-packing/private-label programs, and states that its facility is SQF, OU Kosher, and USDA Organic certified.SUNBURY, PA
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
Backroom Coffee RoastersBorn in 2010 in the backroom of a cyclist’s bike shop, Backroom Coffee Roasters now makes small-batch, fresh-roasted coffee in Central Ohio. The Galena roaster keeps its cycling roots visible in its name and signature blends while building local connections through a coffee fundraising platform for schools, teams, nonprofits and other community groups. Owner Trent Lundberg leads the operation, carrying the original emphasis on improvement, quality and consistency forward.COLUMBUS, OH