Author: Thompson Owen

Founder of Sweet Maria's Coffee in 1997.

Leftovers of cupping. Salsas

Slouching Toward Guatemala

March 24, 2022

Staff Picks Tom

Staff Picks March: Thompson Owen

March 11, 2022

Popper fan knob repair, opening up the Popper coffee roaster

Popper Fan Knob Issue

February 11, 2022

Green-coffee-storage-glass-jars

Coffee Bottlenecks and Slim Offerings

January 29, 2022

Roasted Coffee Color Card Envelope

Sweet Maria’s Roasted Coffee Color Card

January 26, 2022

Sweet Maria's Coffee warehouse map location graphic

Work with us!

January 2, 2022

Stovetop Coffee Roasting in a popcorn popper, one full pound batch

Stovetop Popper Method for Roasting Coffee

November 21, 2021

colombia coffee conversation video

Colombia Coffee Cupping and Conversation!

October 4, 2021

Popper roast demo screen shot

Popper Coffee Roaster – Roast Demo Videos

September 19, 2021

SCAA Photos Composite

Putting the BOO in BOOTH: SCA Coffee Expo

August 27, 2021

Patio at Frinsa mill west java

Java Coffee Processing and Mill Visits 2019

August 2, 2021

Kahgo Masa Coop, Marseline!

Flores Indonesia Coffee Supplier Visits

August 1, 2021

Rancilio Silvia Pro Sweet Marias , Straight on view

All About the Rancilio Silvia Pro

July 18, 2021

Zimbabwe Coffee Cherry

Good Reads: What Happened to Zimbabwe Coffee?

July 17, 2021

Roasting Decaf versus non-decaf

Closeup on Roasting Decaf Coffee

July 4, 2021

Coffee Filter Comparisons - Cafec, Hario, Melitta, Filtropa

What We Sell, What We Don’t: The Case of Cafec Coffee Filters

June 23, 2021

End result -popper with thermometer added

Adding a Thermometer to a Coffee Roaster or Air Popper

May 27, 2021

First crack coffee roasting

Coffee Class- First Crack, Second Crack and Bean Changes in the Roast

April 27, 2021

Original banged up box Melitta AromaRoast Coffee Roaster from 1984

Remembering the Melitta AromaRoast Home Coffee Roaster

March 23, 2021

Growing Coffea Arabica at Home

March 19, 2021

Glass chimney for air popper coffee roaster - Sweet Maria's

Air Popper Modifications -Adding a Glass Chimney or Building a Chaff Collecting Chimney

March 10, 2021

Ecotact Troiseal Green Coffee storage Bag

The Ecotact Troiseal Reusable Bag for 20+ Lbs Green Coffee

February 23, 2021

Thompson Owen, in Rwanda, Sweet Marias Coffee

Sweet Maria’s Staff Picks: Featuring Thompson

January 29, 2021

Ethiopia Cini Coffee Cup Sweet Marias Set of 6

Ethiopian Cini Coffee Cups at Sweet Maria’s

January 22, 2021

The Kenya Coffee Auction

December 17, 2020

Kenya coffee podcast Sweet Maria's Coffee

Sweet Maria’s Coffee Podcast Recap – Listen to all 28 Episodes!

December 8, 2020

Gesha 11 coffee variety at Kenya coffee research

Coffee Variety Gardens, Kenya, Central America, Colombia, Sulawesi

November 15, 2020

Bet Giyorgis is said to the be the last church carved in the reign of King Lalibela. Carved in the shape of a cross, it stands as an isolated monolith, away from all the other churches

Lalibela, Ethiopia

November 13, 2020

Kafa Coffee Caravan Ethiopia

Ethiopia Kafa Coffee Caravan (Video)

November 13, 2020

Screw location on front faceplate -Aillio Bullet Coffee Roaster

Aillio Bullet R1 Cleaning and Maintenance Guide

November 1, 2020