Good morning!  Today we launched our Kickstarter project to try and raise funds for a brand new 15 kilo roaster. There are some fantastic rewards available that are perfect for all…

So, after a lengthy break due to a disastrous ski holiday (resulting in a broken leg!), it is finally time for the last instalment of ‘Coffee Processing Explained’! This concluding…

This weekend saw us exhibit at the Harrogate BBC Good Food Show selling some of our retail range and brew equipment to foodies and coffee enthusiasts. It was a great…

This process goes by several names dependent on origin including ‘pulped natural’, ‘semi-washed’ and ‘semi-lavado’. It sits almost directly in between the washed and natural process and can result in…

This is arguably the oldest and most original form of coffee processing and was traditionally used to process cherries on a commercial scale (i.e in Brazil) or in areas with…

In June 2011 I spent a month volunteering at Open Arms Malawi with my partner Holly. Open Arms is a charity which provides food and shelter to many of Malawi’s…

We are often asked about the different processes used at origin as part of coffees journey from seed to cup, so we have decided to produce a short series of…

This weekend we were asked to serve our coffee down at Leeds Dock Market, which is run by Leeds based events company, Chilled Events. The market is set to run…

Last weekend saw the first ever Northern speciality coffee festival taking place in our neighbouring city of Manchester and what a success it was! Some of the country’s best roasters…

On Monday night this week we were delighted to host this year’s Rwanda Cup of Excellence cupping at our roastery alongside fellow roasters and coffee people. Unlike the Nicaragua COE…

North Star are bringing knockout coffee to the Tour de France –  come and grab yourself a coffee at the VeloFest in Kilnsey …we’ll be there Thursday 3rd through to Sunday…

Last week we headed down to the London Coffee Festival on the 6.30 train from Pannal. It was the first time Ellis had been down to the festival and he…