Tim Wendelboe Podcast

Apr 11 2025 42 ep. 61 mins 191
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A podcast by award winning roaster and 2004 World Barista Champion, Tim Wendelboe

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Episode 42: Our 10-Year Plan for Regenerative Coffee Farming - A Conversation with Maren Myhre Gullvik

Apr 11 2025 74 mins  
The biggest project we are working on right now is what we call our "TW Biological Project". Our goal is that all the farms we buy from in 10 years will be practising regenerative and biological farming. We are currently testing this on six farms in latin-America, where we are comparing biological farming techniquea to how they are currently working (conventional farming) on two si

Episode 41: Coffee in Kenya - A conversation with Stephen Vick

Feb 05 2025 64 mins  
In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Stephen Vick during my recent visit to Kenya. Stephen shares his journey in the coffee industry, which began in Oregon, USA, and has since brought him to Kenya. Together, we reflect on how the industry has evolved over the more than twenty years we have both been a part of it. Stephen works for the Danish Coop, a grocery store chain i

Episode 40: 2024 - A Coffee Year in Review

Dec 23 2024 81 mins  
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Symes, our wholesale manager, to reflect on the highlights of 2024. We discuss our favourite coffees of the year, including the washed coffee from Tatmara and the Java from Finca Tamana, as well as developments on the farms we work with. Tim also shares insights from the farmer symposium he held in Honduras and our plans to help convert all the

Episode 39 - Q&A Part 2 - We answer questions from our followers. With Ben Symes & Tim.

Nov 08 2024 72 mins  
In this episode, I am joined by our Wholesale Manager, Ben Symes, to answer your questions.This is the second part of our Q&A podcast episode, where we answer questions sent in by our followers. In this episode, we focus on your questions about brewing, as well as other topics such as coffee buying and origin.Music by my uncle Jens Wendelboe.

Episode 38 - Q&A Part 1 - We answer questions from our followers. With Ben Symes & Tim.

Oct 28 2024 53 mins  
In this episode, I am joined by our Wholesale Manager, Ben Symes, to answer your questions. Earlier in October, we invited you to send in any questions you had for us. We received such a great response that we had to split the podcast into two parts. In this episode, Ben and I will be focusing on your questions about roasting and tasting. Music by my uncle Jens Wendelboe.

Episode 37 - Coffee in Ethiopia - A conversation with Mats Fredheim Vidby

Aug 09 2024 112 mins  
In this episode, I’m joined by Mats Fredheim Vidby, our roastery team leader and one of our dedicated coffee roasters, who has been with us since 2021.Our conversation this time takes a deep dive into Ethiopian coffee, focusing on how we select and buy coffees from the birthplace of coffee. We will be discussing the farms we work with, Echemo and Tatmara, and go in to details abo

Episode 36 - Future Plans and a Year in Review at Los Pirineos with Diego Baraona

Apr 29 2024 57 mins  
In this episode, I am back at Diego Baraona's farm, Los Pirineos, in El Salvador, one year after our last recording. Since then, significant developments have unfolded both on the farm and in Diego's future plans. Having closely collaborated with Diego for nearly four years, and previously with his father, Gilberto Baraona, I've witnessed Diego's growth as a coffee producer firstha

Episode 35 - Inside Kenya’s Coffee Market - Part 2

Apr 02 2024 63 mins  
In this episode, I am joined by Muki Yeung, specialty coffee trader at C. Dormans in Kenya, to explore the current dynamics of Kenya's coffee market.With over a decade of experience working in coffee both in Australia, Brazil and Kenya, Muki offers valuable insights into the evolving coffee buying process in Kenya. We delve into recent shifts in market dynamics and their implicatio

Episode 34 - Inside Kenya's Coffee Market - Part 1

Mar 05 2024 24 mins  
In this episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with my friend Kennedy Keya, director of trading and operations at C.Dorman in Kenya.Join us as we delve into our coffee-buying process in Kenya today.In the past year, there have been significant changes in how the coffee market operates in Kenya. Previously, companies like C.Dorman were involved in multiple stages of the coffee

Episode 33 - 2023 - A Coffee Year in Review

Dec 25 2023 88 mins  
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Symes, our wholesale manager, to reflect on an eventful 2023. Join us as we discuss how our espresso bar has been a pivotal part of our growth this year and how we have managed to grow the production in our roastery to an all time high. We also delve into our partnership with Noma in Copenhagen. Celebrating a decade of collaboration, this year