

"It was just a derelict, a huge mess where the pit was just filled with farmers' old crap. It was an absolute tip when the couple first arrived, says Chris. Where the pit with a herringbone milking system once sat, there are now polished concrete floors.

Needless to say, he came back after we did everything and was actually quite shocked." Specialty coffee roasters offering freshly roasted coffee at our live roastery and Cafe. "The council came around and had a look and they just rolled their eyes up thinking there's no way you're going to make that work here. "My brother-in-law, who worked at the farm, when we're thinking about where we could relocate the roastery says 'Well you've got an old cow shed here that can roast out of'. That soon led to an interest in the coffee roasting process, which eventually took over the cafe business altogether. He and his wife Chris Wilson decided to open a cafe after touring Europe. The essence is not just found in Mike's coffee blends but also in the cow-come-coffee shed where the magic takes place. Hear about the essence behind Essenza Coffee
