Ridley Roasthouse

about

We are a speciality coffee roasting company located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We source responsibly and selectively. We choose fair trade options where relevant, lean towards the natural and organic and favour family, co-op and female producers.

Selective and Responsible Sourcing

We offer the best in freshly roasted speciality coffee. We source responsibly and selectively. We go beyond FTO and work with responsible and conscientious importers. Here's an interesting article that explains a little more about why we've avoided direct trade: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/direct-trading-coffee-farmers. This is certainly an ongoing debate in the coffee community. Most roasters are too small to faithfully purchase entire crops from farmers, while an importer can sustain that relationship. Farmers willing to trade directly with roasters can be left holding the bag when forced to sell their crops piecemeal.