Camano Island Coffee Roasters

As a Socially minded business owner, I see my role as the CEO of an international business taking most of my time. This, in turn, releases our company to support the good work of others who take on traveling the world and getting their hands dirty. We each have our part in making the world [...]

I recently received an email from David Carlson with Agros. I picked a few quotes from that message to share with you. The Land Title Ceremony is the culmination of what these villagers work so hard for! “…truly it was remarkable and we talked about you in all three villages of Batzchocolá, Trapichitos & Xeucalvitz, [...]

This past Wednesday, Dan and I had the opportunity to visit Agros HQ in Seattle. It was a great time and they were very hospitable to us.  We were able to share some of the new things CICR has been working on.  Many new faces (for me at least) were there for the meeting. Our customers [...]

Saturday evening Dan, Minette (his wife), Jodi (my wife), and I all had the pleasure of attending Agros International’s annual donor banquet, Tierras de Vida. It was a wonderful event complete with a great meal, good company, and many Agros supporters (I heard the number was very close to 400). The atmosphere was electric to [...]

ReThink Coffee – Sustainable Coffee Program for Organizations and Churches We wanted to take this opportunity to announce our newest venture with Agros. ReThink coffee is a new way to look at your organization or church missions program. Instead of purchasing coffee that keeps people in a cycle of poverty and then giving money out [...]

Well, the time as come and gone. Every year we look forward to serving coffee to our community (and yes, hoping to pick up a few new prosumers). It’s amazing the connections we make each year. Some of our longest lasting customers are those we’ve had the pleasure of meeting first hand at the different [...]

At Camano Island Coffee Roasters we are blessed to have a 97% retention rate of our Coffee Lover’s Club members. We have many loyal customers that understand that their coffee purchases can really help change the world. Recently, we had a member who had to cancel their membership after more than five years of receiving [...]

Recently we announced a price change for our Coffee Lover’s Club. I didn’t say price increase, a notion people are becoming more and more familiar with lately. We did not raise coffee prices but, instead, reconfigured the way each of our customers would receive their coffee. This decision was reached after more than six months [...]

“How can we be a part of CICR’s mission?” This is a daily question we hear from churches and non-profit organizations. The answer is simple… Quit asking for donations and start providing something of value while telling the CICR story of “creating change while doing good“. We have many groups that are creating latte drinks [...]

There is an old saying about teaching a man to fish vs. giving a man a fish. Although, we all have heard someone make this statement, few of us really know what it means. The American concept of charity is to give to those in need, and yet with a little work, we can redefine [...]