The Coffee
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The Beans
Big House Blend
Kiyâm Coffee uses the Big House Blend from Indigenous Roots Coffee Co. I tested out all their beans with my grandma and this was the one we both hands-down loved as espresso for its deep and rich, full and smooth flavour.
Indigenous Roots Coffee Co.
"Strong and full-bodied, this roast evokes feelings of togetherness and support — qualities that inspired the name Big House Blend and are symbolized by fire.
With notes of dark chocolate and cedar, this special coffee blend has been crafted from select Organic Honduran beans and Fairtrade Ugandan coffee.
'Our cultural grounds - the fire is symbolic of our community gatherings, often there is knowledge, songs, prayers, dance, and stories the people share around the fire. The fire keeps the people warm, and teachings of love and respect are born out the fire.'
-- Artist: Temoseng (Chazz Elliott)"
Indigenous Roots Coffee Co. was founded by Indigenous couple Sk_’ing lúudas Natasha Parrish and Kear Porttris. Natasha was born and raised in lək̓ʷəŋən Territory and Kear was born and raised in Regina, SK. Read more about their beautiful story here.
Interestingly enough, Kear's father was raised in Prince Albert, SK, and his mother immigrated to Saskatchewan from Hong Kong in her early twenties. Kear shares that his Métis kinship ties connect him to Batoche and Red River, and he carries direct family ties to the Poitras, Grant, Dumont, Carrière, Landry, Parenteau, and McGillis lines. He is family to many of us!
Each Indigenous Coffee Co. bag design is a reflection of Métis floral beadwork and the Haida formline of Kaagan Jaad (Mouse Woman). With floral Métis beadwork designed by Gregory Scofield and Kaagan Jaad (Mouse Woman) designed by Haida artist Ken Hans. Read more here.
Each of their coffee blends directly support grassroots Indigenous initiatives. Read more about their initiatives here.
"At Indigenous Roots, we hope to be a bridge, connecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and providing space for story sharing."
The Milk
Fresh Organic Milk & Cream
Kiyâm Coffee uses the milk and cream from Sunnyside Creamery north of Saskatoon, SK. It's all organic and they care for their cows so well. The texture is so smooth and thick, it's too delicious to not make the trip!
Sunnyside Creamery
From the Farmers:
"People often ask us if we are organic, as natural as possible, or if we ethically raise our animals.
We are plain and simple farmers who enjoy caring for our cows. We try to give them the best life possible because they give so much to us.
Naturally, our pasture grass is organic. The alfalfa grass hay we buy is organic. The grain is not organic. If a cow is sick, we will give her antibiotics or other medicine, rather than letting her die - milk or meat from treated animals is kept out of the food chain until withdrawal times have been met.
Each cow has a name and gets one-on-one attention daily (most days with an extra brushing), as well as their own freshly bedded personal stall in the barn for sleeping. They are milked four at a time in the milking parlour, where they get to snack on grain in their personal stall (they remember this stall each time). Treating our animals well and keeping them happy is very important to us." Read More.
From the farmers:
"Our names are Bas and Martha Froese-Kooijenga. We have lived and farmed here together for thirty-one years, taking over the farm from Martha's parents. Our Holstein herd started with twelve cows and has grown to thirty. We find this to be a nice, manageable herd size for us. Bas always dreamed of having a dairy farm, and Martha always dreamed of having a store. The location of our farm (beside busy highway #12) has helped to make the store and creamery a success.
Martha's parents, Peter and Susan Froese, raised twelve children on this farm. Many people know the location by the ice rink which used to grace the front yard every winter for thirty-five years in a row. They had a dairy, and later a mixed farm, selling eggs, cream, and cottage cheese as a sideline. They were humble, hard working, and hospitable people. We honour their memory by carrying on the family farm." Read More Here.
