A Through Hike Led To Coffee, Community, And A Life In Black Mountain

Andy Gibbon, 18 min listen

This lesson is an episode of Exploring the Valley.

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What you'll get

Andy Gibbon, co-owner of Dynamite Roasting Company, tells a local podcast how an Appalachian Trail hike brought him to Black Mountain and how the company grew from a cafe into a roastery in Swannanoa. Only part of this short episode is about the business, mainly buying beans from farmers he visits abroad and outgrowing his first spaces, with the rest about small-town life.

Do this week

Ask your main ingredient supplier if you can visit, and list the questions you would ask on site about quality and price.