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James's Bio - Owner and Founder of Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters

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James's Bio - Owner and Founder of Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters
Meet James. Owner and founder of Rocky Butte Coffee Roasters, James and his wife Sheryl brought their children, Seth and Lily, to the Rocky Butte neighborhood of Portland in 2005. After years of associating coffee with a stale, burnt taste, James and Sheryl spent some time learning to brew their favorite cup of coffee. Deeply passionate about their community, James began to see coffee as a vehicle for relationship, a reason to get together—and so, the concept of “People, Place, Coffee” was born.

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The Story Behind Our Black Santa Roast—And What You Support When You Buy It

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The Story Behind Our Black Santa Roast—And What You Support When You Buy It

If you’ve tried our Black Santa roast, you might recognize it as our Mean Street roast in a new package.

But what’s DIFFERENT is that for every 12oz bag of Black Santa purchased, we donate $3.60 to The Voices Project, an organization empowering leaders of color to better influence their communities.

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