WHY For take-home organic and/or fair-trade beans, roasted on-site, and an excellent cup of coffee while you’re there.

WHAT Rocky Rhodes (yes, that’s his name) has a thriving roasting business here, and he also sells beans from fair-trade sources for the ambitious to roast at home. Next door is a no-frills coffeehouse that makes the best coffee for miles around.

WHO Restaurateurs buying wholesale and everyday coffee junkies desperate for the real thing in the Valley.