Lycoming College releases own coffee

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Lycoming College has joined the Cultivation to Cup (C2C) network and partnered with Golden Valley Farm Coffee Roasters (GVF) and Parkhurst Dining Services, to offer Warrior One, its very own brand of coffee. Warrior One is an organic, shade-grown coffee from the Las Lajas farm in Costa Rica.

“The partnership that made Warrior One possible brings great coffee to campus, supports sustainable agricultural practices that protect the environment and benefit poor farmers in the developing world, and supplies funding for educational programs for our students,” said

Caroline Payne, assistant professor of political science.

Beginning homecoming weekend, Oct. 24-26, Warrior One will be available for purchase from the Lycoming College Streeter Campus Store in twelve ounce bags and recyclable single-serve beverage cups of medium or dark roasts. Warrior One can also be purchased online at http://bookstoreonline.lycoming.edu. It will also join the list of organic, shade-grown Golden Valley Farm coffees served at Lycoming’s Café 1812 and will be served at all catered college events.

The sale of Warrior One, and the other Golden Valley Farm coffees, will result in directed donations from the roaster back to Lycoming College. Those funds, along with revenue generated from the sale of retail bags, will support educational opportunities for Lycoming students to study and research in the developing world. Students from all majors will have the opportunity to learn the science of growing coffee while designing and implementing community and economic development projects relevant to their major.

“Warrior One is a really good cup of coffee,” said Leslie Ekstrand, general manager of Parkhurst Dining Services at Lycoming. “But the project goes well-beyond great coffee; Parkhurst is proud to be a part of this project to help educate the Lycoming community on the impacts their coffee choices have on farmers and the environment.”

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