Current Coffee

Current Coffee Bringing Des Moines deliciously brewed coffee, weekly at the Beaverdale Farmers Market

Breaking news! We’re pumped to be offering weekly coffee pickups at starting this Friday! Orders open Sundays at noon a...
05/24/2026

Breaking news! We’re pumped to be offering weekly coffee pickups at starting this Friday! Orders open Sundays at noon at the link in our bio. ☕️❄️

Come hang with us Sunday, May 17 at for a hands-on coffee tasting workshop ☕️Ever wondered what “juicy” or “blueberry” ...
05/01/2026

Come hang with us Sunday, May 17 at for a hands-on coffee tasting workshop ☕️

Ever wondered what “juicy” or “blueberry” actually means on a coffee bag? We’ll break it down and let you taste the difference🫐🍫

Seats are limited, so grab yours at the link in our bio!

Ever wondered how people taste “notes” in coffee?In Introduction to Coffee Tasting, we’ll teach you how to smell, sip, a...
04/23/2026

Ever wondered how people taste “notes” in coffee?

In Introduction to Coffee Tasting, we’ll teach you how to smell, sip, and describe coffee with confidence—no fancy vocabulary required.

Come ready to taste a few coffees and discover what you notice. Registration is open now at the link in our bio!

04/08/2026

Current Coffee Update (3/3)

One thing that’s always been important to me with Current is remembering that coffee isn’t just a drink — it’s a global agricultural product grown by real people.
And the coffee industry has a long and complicated history tied to colonialism and exploitation. If we’re serious about participating in it ethically (even imperfectly), we have to think about how the decisions we make here connect to the people growing coffee around the world.

One small example of that:

When you run a farmers market booth, you have to brew coffee in big batches and hope you sell all of it that morning. If you don’t, you’re either trying to move it later, drinking it yourself, giving it away, or disposing of it.

We drink plenty of coffee in our house, so thankfully very little goes to waste — but it still means buying and brewing more coffee than we truly need.

Stepping away from the market this year helps us be a lot more intentional. We can brew specifically for preorders, events, and classes, and make sure we’re really only buying what we know we’ll use.

Coffee will always be about community — the ritual of gathering and sharing space together. That’s something I care deeply about building here in Des Moines.

But it also means respecting the farmers, families, and cooperatives whose work makes that ritual possible in the first place.

More to come soon about classes, pickups, and events.
And as always — thanks for being here. 🌊☕️

04/08/2026

Current Coffee Update (2/3)

Even though we’re stepping away from the farmers market this year, there will still be plenty of ways to drink Current this summer.

A few things we’re working on:
☕️Regular preorder pickups (likely every other week)
☕️Private events — parties, showers, graduations, office gatherings, etc.
☕️Coffee classes around Des Moines

The classes are something I’m especially excited about.
Before starting Current, I spent years working in specialty coffee, and one of the things I loved most about that world was how much you can learn about people, places, and culture through coffee.

These classes will be a chance to slow down and geek out a little — tasting coffee together, learning how flavor works, exploring different brewing methods, and doing a few cuppings along the way.

We’ll share registration details for the first class (coming mid-May) very soon.

If you stick around for pt. 3, I talk a little more about why stepping away from the farmers market also connects to the bigger coffee industry and the choices we’re trying to make as a small business.

04/08/2026

🚨Current Coffee Update (1/3)

We’ve been a little quiet over here lately, so I wanted to share a few updates about what this season looks like for Current.

The big one: we won’t be at the Beaverdale Farmers Market this year.

That market has been an incredible incubator for this little business. It’s where we met so many of you, where we made friends, and where Current really started to feel like part of the community. I’ll always be grateful for that.
But life looks a little different right now — especially as the parent of twin one-year-olds — and the logistics of hauling a full coffee booth while wrangling two toddlers just isn’t something I can realistically make work this season.

It was a really hard decision. And we’ll definitely miss those Tuesday afternoons with you all.

The good news: Current isn’t going anywhere.
In the next post I’ll share a bit more about what we are doing this summer.

Thanks for continuing to follow along with this little coffee project. It means a lot.

Join us in wishing our pal Parker a happy birthday! 🎉 The neatest 2 year old we know requested a “cleaning” themed 3rd b...
03/21/2026

Join us in wishing our pal Parker a happy birthday! 🎉

The neatest 2 year old we know requested a “cleaning” themed 3rd birthday party, and we delivered (the coffee, at least)!

Not your average coffee order, but we’re proud to be served as “dirty mop water” to make the birthday boy’s dreams come true.

From weddings to birthday parties (no matter how niche), we’ll show up with something good 🧽☕️

Always an honor to caffeinate the crew!Need cold brew for your next gathering? We’ve got you. Weddings, showers, team r...
11/12/2025

Always an honor to caffeinate the crew!

Need cold brew for your next gathering? We’ve got you. Weddings, showers, team retreats — you bring the people, we’ll bring the coffee. Send us a DM or fill out the event form at the link in our bio!

Getting DMs like this makes our whole week 🧡If you’re in Des Moines, consider this your sign to grab a Fall Spice CBL at...
11/07/2025

Getting DMs like this makes our whole week 🧡
If you’re in Des Moines, consider this your sign to grab a Fall Spice CBL at this weekend!

these cuties are landing at today, just in time to round out your Halloween celebrations! Be sure to go stock up on you...
10/30/2025

these cuties are landing at today, just in time to round out your Halloween celebrations! Be sure to go stock up on your favorite vegan gluten free goodies and show .oddities some love while you’re at it!

Public media isn’t just about news. It’s educational kids’ programming. It’s music that wouldn’t make it onto commercial...
08/17/2025

Public media isn’t just about news. It’s educational kids’ programming. It’s music that wouldn’t make it onto commercial stations. It’s the local voices you hear telling the stories of our neighbors and our towns.

The money we raise through this Coffee for Good campaign goes straight to Iowa Public Media ( + ) — helping to keep these programs available to anyone in the state who wants or needs them, no subscription or paywall required.

Orders are open through August 24 @ the 🔗 in our bio.

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