Pouring Over the Perfect Presents: Our Holiday Coffee Picks 2025

Sleigh your holiday shopping with Backyard Beans! We've brewed up the perfect guide to gifting for every coffee lover on your list. Find festive favorites like our cozy Llama on the Shelf blend, th...

What Terroir Really Means in Coffee: Reflections on Jem Challender’s Terroir

Reading Terroir shifted the way I think about coffee—from something grown “out there” to something shaped, day by day, by thousands of tiny decisions and environmental realities. This blog reflects...

Green Restaurant Association and Sustainability

We're proud to announce that both our Lansdale and Ambler cafes are now Green Restaurant Certified! Achieving Levels 3 and 2, this certification reflects our commitment to reducing our environmenta...

Warm Hearts 2025: Meet Mitzvah Circle

Meet Fran Held, founder of Mitzvah Circle, and discover how this unique nonprofit delivers over 100 essential items—and hope—to entire families in crisis, bridging the gap to self-sufficiency. Lear...

DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA! Celebrating 8 years of Family Drama

Family Drama is back for its eighth year! This fall seasonal blend is all about embracing the beautiful chaos of the holiday season, from kids bickering over dinner rolls to relatives debating poli...

Our Growing Family of Retail Partners

At Backyard Beans we believe coffee is more than what is in your cup. Coffee connects people and communities. With the support of our retail partners we are able to share fresh, locally roasted, US...

Get Outside Wrap-Up: Thanks for Hitting the Trail with Us!

Laura Adams from Backyard Beans reflects on the successful Get Outside Campaign, which has raised $4700 so far to support Wissahickon Trails’ conservation work in Montgomery County. This blog highl...

What Is a Co-Ferment? Exploring Fruit-Fermented Coffee

Curious about co-ferment coffee? This blog dives into how fermenting coffee with fruit creates bold, unique flavors. Whether brewed hot or cold, co-ferment coffees offer an unforgettable tasting ex...

Matcha 101: Your Complete Guide to This Green Superfood

Matcha is a special, finely ground green tea from Japan, known for its vibrant color and unique flavor. Unlike other teas, you consume the entire tea leaf when you drink matcha, giving you more ben...

Ask Your Roasters: Q & A

Meet Bobby Wrigley, our Director of Coffee, who's been leading the way in sourcing and roasting for Backyard Beans for a decade. In this exclusive Q&A, Bobby pulls back the curtain on the art a...