Our Customers and the environment
Our coffeehouse is a community favorite and we serve serve over 500 people a day on weekdays and around 750 people a day on the weekends.
Many of our regular customers come from all walks of life. We see police officers and utility workers, people from the surrounding high tech firms here in the silicon forest and yes, plenty of families and other local residents. We would love to add you to our family!
As a local business we strive to protect our local environment. Being mindful of that role, we offer a wide variety of environmentally conscious coffee choices like Fair Trade and Organic options. We have been a certified organic facility for over 20 years! Farmed without use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides, choosing organic helps preserve native plant species and wildlife habitat. Longbottom also donates a significant portion of profits each year to the Coffee Trust who supports farmers and their communities in coffee growing regions.
Our roasting operations are our biggest energy expediture. A big reason we use Loring roasters today is because of their energy efficiency. Loring uses HALF the energy of our old roasters – primarily by using a single natural gas fired burner which both roasts and controls emissions without the need for a secondary afterburner. This not only saves us money but significantly reduces our carbon footprint and keeps all our emissions well below DEQ standards.
We have a robust recycling program and compost all our food waste as well as use locally sourced ingredients with a focus on freshness, quality and energy efficiency. Even by-products like coffee chaff, pallets and burlap sacks are re-used by local individuals and businesses.
Our History and Community
Believe it or not, the idea for the Longbottom name came from the halflings of Tolkien fame, known for their love of the simple pleasures in life like a pinch of Longbottom leaf in your pipe or a nice cup of tea. We started in a small warehouse as Longbottom Trading Company – a wholesaler of tobaccos, teas and spices before coffee became main product and our name changed to Longbottom Coffee & Tea.
Wholesale remained the foundation of our business for over two decades. Michael always knew he wanted to buy a building and add a restaurant. His vision was always a place where the public could come for fresh pastries, soups and sandwiches and of course great coffee! In fact he had the basic plans laid out long before we bought our current building in 2002. The coffeehouse opened shortly thereafter in April, 2003 – over 20 years ago!
Today we serve hundreds of people each and every day. Why is this? Because this is a fun place to meet over great food and coffee, breaking bread with one another and having conversations filled with joy and laughter. It’s all about relationships, with our customers, with local businesses, vendors and with our staff. All of you are part of that fabric – part of our family! We feel uniquely privileged to connect with you every day. How lucky are we to be able to come to a place, knowing when that door opens, we find not only familiar faces, but a true sense of community.
We live in interesting times where the world can seem like it’s been turned upside down. We are mindful of the long history of a coffeehouse’s role as a “third place,” a space beyond home and work, a community hub where people gather for creative social interactions and meaningful discussion.
Thank you for your patronage.
Today we serve hundreds of people each and every day. Why is this? Because this is a fun place to meet over great food and coffee, breaking bread with one another and having conversations filled with joy and laughter. It’s all about relationships, with our customers, with local businesses, vendors and with our staff. All of you are part of that fabric – part of our family! We feel uniquely privileged to connect with you every day. How lucky are we to be able to come to a place, knowing when that door opens, we find not only familiar faces, but a true sense of community.
We live in interesting times where the world can seem like it’s been turned upside down. We are mindful of the long history of a coffeehouse’s role as a “third place,” a space beyond home and work, a community hub where people gather for creative social interactions and meaningful discussion.
Thank you for your patronage.
