Seven Coffee Roasters Blog

Check out this interview with our November artist of the month, Jeff Farnam.

Check out this week’s featured market item— delicious Vashon Island Pickles from Seattle Canning Co!

Maui is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Hawaii, and it definitely earned it. It is the second largest Hawaiian island, following The Big Island, and has plenty to offer to its’ guests.

Kauai is known as the “Garden Island”, and is a perfect destination if you are looking for a quiet relaxing vacation. It also has adventure elements, such as kayaking and ziplining, but the small towns around the island provide a more relaxed atmosphere.

Oahu merges traditional Hawaiian culture with modern city life. Honululu is bustling, but you can relax on Waikiki Beach. Be active and hike, or educate yourself at the USS Arizona Memorial.

Hilo is perfect for people who want to get the most out of their vacation. Because of its diverse geography, it has something for everyone.

This has been a tough year for Kona coffee supply. The harvest wasn't great and as a result, supply is low.

Ken Giles is a Seattle son—he grew up in the neighborhoods of Greenwood and Phinney Ridge, he attended UW and rowed on the crew team, he went abroad as a member of the US Navy, and then he returned to the Greenwood and Phinney Ridge area to continue the pursuit of an enduring passion.

At the age of thirteen, Ken Giles began working in his uncle’s grocery, Erikson’s Market, on Greenwood. And in 1955, Ken Giles purchased his first grocery, a local location of the Independent Grocers Alliance, and he renamed the business Ken Giles IGA. Sixty-three years later, Ken Giles IGA is Ken’s Market, there is a second Ken’s Market in Queen Anne, and the Giles clan also owns and operates Marketime Foods in Fremont.