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Did you know that this week is the Buy Local Challenge in Maryland? If you’re not participating, its not too late! 

Sponsored by the Southern Maryland Ag Commission, the Buy Local Challenge encourages consumers in Maryland to support local farms by eating at least one local item each day for a week. You can visit the official website to pledge to take the challenge and to find out more information: https://www.buylocalchallenge.com

At Coffee Coffee, we are proud to help our customers accomplish this challenge every day! Currently on our menu you will find the following locally sourced ingredients:

Our Garden Salads feature organic greens from Flying Plow Farm and greek extra-virgin olive oil from Agros Corinthian Olive Oil. For our Greek Grain Bowl, Summer Veggie Frittatas, and marinated veggies, we source vegetables from Flying Plow Farm, Wilsons Farm, Brogue Hydroponics, and the garden of a customer who grows delicious cucumbers, eggplant and zucchini using organic methods. The herbs in many of our menu items come from the pots right in front of our shop, or our own gardens, as does the mint for our Mojito Coldbrew! The fruit in our scones and cakes is sourced locally- right now the peaches are coming from Brown Croft Farm. The kalamata olives in our Greek Grain Bowl are imported by Dimitri Olive Oil. In our latest Hopped Up cold brew infusion, we featured fresh hops from Hopkins Farm… as you can see, local sourcing is important to us!

Most of these sources are fellow vendors at the Bel Air and Havre de Grace Farmers Markets. We encourage you to come visit the markets if you haven’t already. There are also great local farm stands to visit during the week when you need a refill on local produce: Brad’s Markets (Churchville & Bel Air), Flying Plow farm stand (Rising Sun), Wilsons Market (Bel Air), Harmans farm stand (Churchville), and so many more! 

Kudos to all who have taken the Buy Local Challenge this week- our local farmers and producers appreciate your support!! We challenge you to take it a step further, and keep the challenge going all year long!

THIS SUMMER MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL, WOODSTOCK. OUR FAMILY (AND OUR COFFEE COFFEE EXTENDED FAMILY) SHARE AN APPRECIATION AND LOVE FOR MUSIC, AND WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING FUN TO HONOR WOODSTOCK!

WE HAVE A LIMITED EDITION RUN OF TIE-DYE COFFEE COFFEE T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN THE SHOP, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER COLORFUL, INSPIRED GIFT ITEMS. WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL MENU, AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE… PEACE, LOVE, COFFEE! THESE MENU ITEMS WERE CREATED WITH LOVE BY OUR STAFF, AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM!

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Peace, Love, Coffee Menu

These special offerings to honor the 50th anniversary of Woodstock will be available for the month of June!

DRINKS

Purple Haze– lavender & mint lemonade

Mudslide– frozen mocha with Oreo cookies

White Rabbit– frozen chai latte

Golden Road Soda– Bija Bhar turmeric elixir, fresh lemon, club soda Note- turmeric elixir has a touch of maple in it, but if you like your drinks on the sweet side, ask to add a shot of maple syrup!

FOOD

Magic Mushroom Frittata– locally foraged mushrooms and Brooms Bloom cheddar baked with eggs and fresh herbs. Served on brioche roll or English muffin. *baked fresh each morning, available each day until sold out*

Hippie bowl– brown rice, roasted veggies, marinated chickpeas, green goddess pesto (Vegan, GF)

COLDBREW

Beginning June 1st, we will kick off a summer of rotating “Limited Edition” Coldbrew Concentrates, available to purchase in bottles. Check with your barista for the current choice!

Since purchasing Coffee Coffee in 2007, we have employed hundreds of young adults from the community. Many have been students at local high schools or colleges. We’ve employed a number of siblings, some best friends, future-sister-in-laws, and overall a lot of really awesome people, who have left us to pursue careers in medical fields, finance, design, business, and more. We wanted to share a “Where Are They Now” highlight of some Coffee Coffee alumni. We are so glad that we’re able to stay in touch with past employees and we love to see where they go, and hear their stories and meet their families.

MADDIE BARKER was employed by the previous owner of Coffee Coffee, so she is truly one of our OG baristas. She is now living in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband and pup and works as a Merchandise Planning Manager.

CAMILLE BARNES worked for the original owner of Coffee Coffee, and while she only worked for us for a few short periods, she is a close friend and forever part of the Coffee Coffee family! She is currently living in Castleton on Hudson, New York. She is a Research Scientist at the Research Foundation SUNY doing program evaluation on children’s mental health programs.

BRIANNA GARRISS helped build our farmer’s market presence during her time at Coffee Coffee, and has continued on rocking in the coffee industry. She now lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is Coffee Roaster and General Manager at Mayfly Coffee – we love to follow them on Instagram!

KATIE CLARKE left Coffee Coffee to pursue her undergraduate at UMD and her law degree from Villanova. She is currently living in Washington DC working as a National Security Attorney for Skadden. She is the “resident barista” in her office, and keeps a milk frother at her desk so she can make a latte anytime!

EMILY CLARKE carried on her sister Katie’s barista legacy at Coffee Coffee. She now lives in Washington DC and is studying at Georgetown Law School. This summer she will be doing litigation for Milbank in New York City.

ELLEN BARKER (sister in law of fellow Coffee Coffee alum Maddie Barker) currently lives in Arlington, Virginia and works as a Subject Matter Expert/Business Analyst at Bloomberg Tax Technology.

LIZ STILLINGHAGAN (affectionately referred to as “Blizz” in her Coffee Coffee days) has also found her calling in the coffee industry! She was formerly the manager of Lackawanna Coffee in Jersey City, NJ, and has just began working as a barista at the Hudson Square location of La Colombe in New York City. We can’t wait to watch as she furthers her career in coffee!

MEGAN GILEZA is the face behind a lot of the awesome Coffee Coffee print material, t-shirts, and design. She currently lives in Baltimore and works as a Graphic Designer. She will be graduating with her MA in Graphic Design later this summer! Her younger brother Will carries on the family legacy as a current barista at Coffee Coffee – you see him every Saturday at the farmers market!

MORGAN FREYER worked for Coffee Coffee while obtaining her masters degree, and we were honored to attend her wedding! She currently lives in Bel Air with her husband and two adorable kids! She works in Behavioral Health at the Harford County Health Department. 

ABBY BLOOM worked for Coffee Coffee during the transition to our new location, and proved to be so much more than just a barista (mover, organizer, painter, you name it!)! She has been living in Kona, Hawaii for the last 18 months partnering with an international non-profit organization. She is heading home to Maryland in the fall to study Psychology with hopes to continue on to a masters program. 

GIULIANA LEIGHTY is a recent Coffee Coffee alum, and is currently living in Savannah, Georgia attending Savannah College of Art and Design. She is majoring in Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing.

ANNIE TOMPKINS is another recent Coffee Coffee alum, who was with us for most of her high school and college years. Annie is now attending University of Delaware, pursuing her undergraduate in Applied Nutrition. She works as a health aide for HomeWatch Caregivers.