Transcend turns to new green storage

Since my first meeting with Luke Harris at Transcend, and our passionate discussion about green storage, I have been ruminating on changing things at the shop.  Well it has finally happened.  We have made the leap to storing all of our green coffee in 5lb black zip lock bags which are intended to preserve the moisture in the bean, keep it away from light, dust and any other possible contaminating substances.  We haven't initiated climate controlled storage as of yet, that is likely in the works, but this initial step will go a long way in preserving the quality of the green that we import.  Everything is now packaged in 13 pound batches, which makes it easy for our roaster Chad to just grab a bag and dump it into the roaster.  Most coffee is stored near the coast and as such is used to a much higher degree of humidity.  Alberta on the other hand is quite dry in comparison, and as such, we have been a bit concerned with our green loosing valuable moisture.  We trust that our new storage system will go a long way to minimizing any moisture loss, and should we move to climate controlled storage in the near future, we will have an even more stable environment for our green coffee.  Just one more way that Transcend is working towards the highest possible standard for quality.