Vital Coffee Roasters

05/27/2025

It was such a pleasure speaking with Chris Deferio on . Check out the episode on Spotify or YouTube.

04/10/2025

Great to be back!! Serving up some amazing coffee at the 2025 Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference

03/07/2025

Grounds for Health week is March 8th - 15th!!! Join us in supporting women in coffee. Women make up approximately 80% of the labor in coffee. From picking, to sorting and more. Unfortunately, their access to care prevents them from potentially life saving testing, screening, and treatment. aims to eliminate cervical cancer in coffee communities by 2030.

• HPV test kits currently cost only $10

• Cost of outreach, education, screening, and treatment through their community campaing model $65/woman

Learn more at Groundsforhealth.org (link in bio)

Where you can find our coffee:
• Vitalcoffeeroasters.coffee (link in bio)
• The Shops at BrickCity (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
• Downtown Corner Market (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

01/29/2025

Origin: Colombia
Region: Nariño
Farm: El Paseo
Producer/Farmer: Huver Castillo
Process: Anaerobic Semi-washed
Varietal: Caturra
Elevation: 1800 Masl
Tastes Like: Cranberry tart, Marzipan, Amaretto

About the Farmer:
Huver, a third-generation coffee producer only recently started growing himself. Prior to 2015, Huver was a math teacher in Nariño. El Paseo is located near Buesaco, on the Suma Paz trail and where Huver got the opportunity to work alongside his father. For over 20 years, El Paseo has been in Huver's family. With an altitude range of 1750 to 1950 meters, the farm features native shade trees and overlooks the Valley of Buesaco.

About the Coffee:
This variety of Caturra undergoes a carefully detailed multi stepped anaerobic semi-washed process. The process begins with 60 hours of natural (as all coffee is somewhat fermented) aerobic fermentation in a concrete tank. It is here where the coffee cherries are floated and sorted, removing any that do not meet quality standards. Afterwards, the coffee is depulped and transferred to special anaerobic steel tanks where the pH is monitored daily to ensure optimal fermentation conditions. Once the coffee nears a pH of 4.5 Huver adds a lactic acid bacteria mix, made from coked sugarcane and passionfruit, a mixture Huver has worked over 4-years to perfect. After fermentation, the coffee is set out to dry in the sun for an average of 20 days. It is then stored for an additional 20 days before milling to ensure quality and consistency.

12/14/2024

Worried about shipping delays? Have you waited too long to get a gift? Intimidated by all of the coffee out there? Introducing the most vital card to your coffee supply. This online gift card can be sent to someone else or used by yourself (no judgment here). Once purchased, you or your chosen recipient will receive an email with a unique gift card code that can be used in our store!

SHIPPING TIME... INSTANT

11/26/2024

11/09/2024

LAST POP-UP OF 2024 and we are all dressed up with a new sign. We have the music bumpin' and the shots are flowing on this misty and cloudy day.

10/31/2024

NEW COFFEE ALERT!!

About the Coffee:

Ripe cherries are fermented for 24 hours in closed bags (anaerobic fermentation) before being depulped without water. The seeds are then sealed in bags and left to ferment for an additional 36 hours, at which point they are rinsed and moved to raised covered beds and dried for 13 days. The parchment is stored in sealed plastic bags and in shade until milling.

About the Farmer:

Rudy's father grew coffee when Rudy was a child, and that's how he got started in the world of coffee growing. At 10 years old, Rudy started making seed beds with his brothers to produce small coffee plants that they wrapped in plantain leaves to preserve the soil on the roots so they could take them to neighbors who had land and wanted to start growing. He and his brothers did

not have their own land, so they could only sell the small plants and seeds. When Rudy turned 15, his father inherited them a small piece of land, and that's how he started as a coffee producer. Today he is 60 years old and has been working on his own land for more than 38 years. He has been part of the resistance as an active member for nine years now, they fight against the mining company located in San Rafael. in addition to that as a group they take care of the environment and ensure the protection of their natural resources.

In Rudy's words:

“What I am looking for by selling my coffee to Canada is that we as a group carry out the entire process in an ecological way, so as not to pollute the rivers or the environment, but also to obtain a fair price for all the work that the coffee entails.”

By sourcing this coffee, we hope to impact the efforts of Rudy Garcia and his fellow Cafe Colis Resistencia members who are fighting against the silver mining company. They hope that by taking action, as they have been for years, they can prevent further harm to the health and safety of their environment and communities.

10/18/2024

Thank you to Fort Smith Coffee Co ( ) for having me out and helping them to improve their roasting processes and quality. By working together, we can improve our local coffee scene, build community, and better serve those we encounter.

Do you need help with your roasting or cafe? Do you want us to help with Quality Control? Send us an email or reach out in our DMs

09/15/2024

CONGRATULATIONS Ellen and Jay!!! It was such a pleasure being able to serve you and your guests on such a special occasion. Thank you so much for allowing us to play a role in your evening.

We hope you enjoy the blend we made just for you!!

09/12/2024

Come on by!!! We would love to serve you and introduce ourselves. Locally roasted specialty coffee aimed at making a social impact in our community and beyond.

Not a coffee person? We have chai.

7am - 12pm
Sept. 13th and 14th

Vital coffee roasters is back for one last pop up shop. THIS Friday & Saturday 7am-12pm!!☕️