As we wrap up our 7 Year Anniversary celebrations in the next few weeks (i.e. share with you our last few kilos of our Madagascar vanilla-infused, barrel aged 2023 Brew Greatness Anniversary Blend and send you a few more Ethos slate coasters on your 3 lb+ orders)… we have begun thinking about new ways we can add value and connect with you - our growing Ethos family!
We’ve enjoyed doing our “Monday Bit” (featuring Matt Schisler - whose passion for roasting coffee for you is only matched by how much he loves and believes in our Ethos - we’re truly so lucky to have him!). We’d love if you could check out past episodes @ethosroasters Instagram, and give us your feedback, and most importantly - send us your ideas and questions for future episodes, as we genuinely want to be relevant, and of value to you (message us on IG or reply to this email!). We realize each “follow” is a privilege to communicate with you, and do not see our social media channels as a way to continuously “push” messages to “buy, buy, buy”, but as a platform to share our story (especially with those who may have never heard of us before), and as a tool that connects us with the most important people in our world - YOU - our Ethos family! As we’ve become busier and busier, I’ve realized my handwritten “thank you” notes to you have gotten shorter and shorter, and I’ve occasionally skipped them on our busiest days, as it’s essentially a choice between being able to ship on-time or writing notes… and shipping ALL of your coffees within hours of roasting will always come first!. Please know our gratitude is always deeply felt, and hopefully expressed in the dedication we give to our roasting, and our commitment to work as hard as required to always ship within hours of roasting.
As I’ve been thinking of other ways to connect with you - and communicate the ideas and inspiration behind our Ethos - I’ve had this idea to create a “Philosophy Bit” on Thursdays… I personally love philosophy (from the greek philo=love, sophia=wisdom), and think of my life as an - always imperfect, always improving - application of the wisdom I’ve read, observed, and experienced in my 40 years in this world. I’d share a single philosophical thought every Thursday morning in our IG/FB story, as I virtually enjoy a cup of Ethos with you, hoping it will be something that inspires you, and perhaps even gives you a new insight, or helps you in any way in your own personal journey (starting in April, if I hear back from at least one of you that this is something you’d like to see?)
So deeply grateful to start this 8th-year chapter with you, and I can’t wait to hear back from you,
Lisbeth
P.S. We’ll be doing free anniversary cookies one last time this Saturday at the Lakeland farmer’s market… and we would love to see you there!