Solid State Newsletter // February '24
Stories and news from our cafe in the heart of the Upper West Side
NEWS AND UPDATES
Valentine's Online Sale ♥️
Nothing says love like the rich aroma of freshly roasted coffee. Indulge in great coffee this Valentine's Day week! Use code VDAY20 at checkout to enjoy 20% off any retail bag.
Raspberry Rose is Back 🥰
Looking for a special Valentine’s Day pick-me-up? Stop in for our Raspberry Rose Latte, made with oat milk and lightly sweetened with a rose-kissed raspberry syrup. Pair it with a vatrushka filled with house-made raspberry jam for a sweet treat that's berry hard to resist.
Winter Bundles Still Available! ❄️
We've partnered with AeroPress to offer the perfect bundle during the winter months. With the purchase of an AeroPress Original or an AeroPress Go, get a bag of Laboyano to go along with it. Laboyano is a clean, approachable cup of coffee, and it is one of our bestselling single origins. If you want to try something new for the new year, this is your chance!
News and Special Interests
Customer Spotlight
Discover the amazing artists within the Solid State Coffee community! This poem was written by one of our favorite customers, and a brilliant writer.
Triple Cherry
BY SA WILSON
Against the glass, spiraling white
receptive lack, unusual
beauty. Habit invites the door.
Conditioned things arrive: a bowl,
raw carrots, and galloping horses.
Rest your head on my lap and make
stone – green jade impermanence.
Written By Our Staff
Coffee for Cows?
For many of us, coffee is an essential part of our morning. Very soon, it could be an essential part of the day for cows too! The environmental impact of discarded coffee grounds is staggering, arising both from the disposal of used coffee grounds in landfills and the pervasive use of plastic coffee pods, notorious for their quick convenience. To solve this, Life Ecofeed, a European initiative, is using spent coffee grounds to produce livestock feed. This has not only saved tons of coffee grounds from the landfill, it has also had a positive effect on the cows!
Around the Web
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Study Shines New Light on the Complex Arabica Coffee Genome New study shows troubling results in coffee's lack of genetic diversity.