In Snow Hill, Fika Coffee Roasting is a small-batch artisan roastery and café, with all coffee roasted in-house and made to order. Family-run and veteran- and woman-owned, the business was founded by Molly and Elliott Ralph, whose shared coffee ritual and connection to organic farming inform its thoughtful sourcing and careful roasting. Fika also brings the Swedish tradition of pausing for coffee and conversation to its welcoming Eastern Shore café.
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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
Goldberry Roasting CompanyStarted by Doug Cooper as a basement hobby in 2010, Goldberry Roasting Company now produces small-batch specialty coffee at its family-owned roastery in Ashland, Ohio. Doug’s son Pete joined in 2019, turning the business into a family legacy built around carefully developed roast profiles and close relationships with coffee farmers, including partners in Mexico’s Sierra Norte region. Goldberry also works through its sister nonprofit, Coffee Growing Community, to help farming families improve the quality and market value of their coffee.ASHLAND, OH
Dark Side Coffee RoastersSince 2006, the Personett family has run Dark Side Coffee Roasters from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, hand-sorting Arabica beans and roasting custom coffees in small batches each day. The family-owned roaster sources beans from cooperative family farms and supplies Western Pennsylvania and beyond with carefully developed single-origin coffees, blends, and flavored offerings.LIGONIER, PA