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I’m excited to announce the release of our Spring 2023 LOAM Zine. Yes, our own little digital magazine. Who knows, maybe someday I’ll make this a print zine, but for now, it’s digital-only. It’s only fitting, too, since one of the articles talks about now having two brands under the same roof … Loam Coffee and Trail Builder Magazine. What does that mean going forward?
Taking over Loam Coffee on paper was easy. Reconnecting with many of you has been meaningful and a lot of fun. Even putting in the work on Instagram is already moving things forward and back on an upward trajectory. There is all the tedious admin work that’s been taking a while to sort through and create systems. Oh, but then there’s coffee.
It’s been a week since I announced that I’m now at the helm of Loam Coffee. It’s been a touch over two weeks since that change took place. In the midst of it all, we had already planned a family trip to Santa Barbara, California. The timing actually couldn’t have been any better.
It was almost three years ago when I sold Loam Coffee. I started Loam in 2015 and ran it for five years. Feeling burned out and needing a change of pace, I broke the company into two pieces and sold each part. With great relief, I moved on and threw myself into other endeavors and startups. But I couldn’t shake Loam Coffee.
I’m always looking for different ways to brew coffee, whether at home, on the trail, or on a gravel road. When I go gravel riding, I usually bring along a different way to brew coffee. Why? I’m not only trying to dial in my favorite, but I like using other brew methods.
I suppose there’s no such thing as my “favorite” way to brew coffee as I love mixing things up. Maybe what I’m looking for is the most convenient? Simplist? Easiest?
My dream of buying, living out of, and serving coffee in a swank Sprinter van was upended the day I was offered to buy a 1995 Chevy Sportvan for $200. My $100k dream Sprinter van would have to wait. Thus the legend of Nacho the MTB Van was born.
