Backstory Coffee

Backstory Coffee Roasters is a Saint Paul roasting company established in 2014.  Their coffees are sourced from relationship-focused producers and importers who share their values of caring for people, seeking excellence, and cultivating a passion for quality and a commitment to working in harmony with the earth.

We not only love their coffee, we love their mission!

Backstory Coffee Roasters is dedicated to sustainability and caring for the planet. They strive to operate their company in a way that not only minimizes their impact on the world, but actively seeks to restore its harmony.  They work on better solutions to lower their waste output and have diverted from the landfill almost 7K pounds of compostable material and almost 2K pounds of recycling material each year. 

Micah Svejda, Founder

Bootstrap Coffee Roasters was started in St. Paul, MN, by industry veteran Micah Svejda in 2014. At the heart of the vision was a focus on sourcing excellent, sustainable and traceable coffees in season, careful roasting and amazing customer support.

“We believe that economic and environmental sustainability are inseparable from quality. Therefore, we seek coffees that are both of excellent sensory quality AND that are produced and purchased with deep respect for people and planet. We are happy to share the story and the results of this with you!”

View Micah’s Maple Cold Brew recipe here!