Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters has been selected to be a vendor for the 2023 SnackDown event on August 17, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Powerhouse in Oxford, Mississippi. The SnackDown is a culinary tasting event celebrating Lafayette County’s Food entrepreneurs. SnackDown is a project of Leadership Lafayette and the Oxford-Lafayette County […]
Podcast Host Chase Parham sits down with Lesley Walkington, owner and roaster, of Velvet Ditch Coffee Roasters in Oxford, Miss. They record from her roast house, where she creates one-of-a-kind single origin Specialty coffee. Lesley discusses how her passion for coffee turned into a business and what it takes to turn quality coffee beans from […]
It’s the first thing many Americans drink in the morning, and has become a daily ritual for 66 percent of adults. Nevertheless, past studies suggested that coffee was to blame for stunting growth, the risk of heart disease and increased blood pressure. Those studies didn’t always reveal that heavy coffee drinkers also tended to be […]
What is acidity in green coffee beans? Will it be good or bad once it’s roasted into drinkable coffee beans? Let’s take a look and consider what is acidity in your daily cup of coffee. By definition, acidity in coffee means there is a high level of acid (or acidy) in the coffee which results […]