Hi! My name is Ariel and I’m one of Little Waves Coffee’s wholesale account managers, and most recently, an auxiliary roaster! ⁠
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Roasting has long been a dream of mine, and I never quite imagined I’d be doing it under these circumstances! The last two weeks were some of the hardest in the Little Waves Roastery due to the precautions we took when a cafe team member tested positive for Covid-19. Out of an abundance of caution, we kept a handful of team members quarantined (and paid) during the two week period - thankfully everyone else was negative still after 14 days - and our backup roastery crew - who had been intentionally kept in limited contact with other team members - was brought in to take their place. ⁠
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I had been trained in production roasting for this purpose, and I was grateful that when the day came, I felt prepared and ready to dive into the very physical, technical, and tactical job of roasting coffee. I also had the guidance of Areli in the roastery and support from our head roaster, Mandy, who acted as my behind-the-scenes engineer. We had many long days and deep sleeps after lifting buckets and packing coffee well into the night. It's safe to say that I have a newfound appreciation for the manual labor involved in roasting and packing coffee!⁠
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It is always amazing to see how a team comes together in a time of stress, and I think our Little Waves team does it especially well! I’m proud to be part of this hardworking and resilient crew, and I hope you can taste the love that went into your coffee these last couple weeks! 💗 🌊⁠
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With a very full heart,⁠
Ariel Studenmund

We're so grateful to be able to serve all of you. As part of developing a safety net for our 40+ living wage positions, we're working to build 1750 subscriptions (just 5.25x more to go) and add at least 36 new wholesale business accounts in the coming months. If you have any tips on businesses whose missions align with ours let us know, or have them contact us at [email protected]. It'll be our pleasure to serve.

Since 3/15, through the impact purchases of over 4,000 people in more than 1200 zip codes, 50 states, and 13 countries, we've been able to keep 40+ team members fully employed at living wages!!

Every order you make via no contact storefront pickup and online for shipping, no matter how small or large is what is enabling us to continue doing so and we can't thank you enough.

Will you keep stepping behind our Latina led, women forward mission-driven company by ordering some of the most delicious impact-sourced coffees anywhere?

• Start a little wave by sending coffee to someone you love! When they tell you how good it felt, ask them if they'll keep the waves going.
• Help us fill our map! Since 3/15, we have shipped to over 1200 zip codes in all 50 states and 13 countries. See a blank zip code? Help us fill it. It's fun and bound to make someone feel good!