Welcome to Wicked Joe!

What's happening at Wicked Joe!! Stop by often for the latest news, events, new pictures and more.. Our mission is to roast and provide to our customers incomparable coffee, and to do it in a manner that is kind to both the earth and to the farmers who painstakingly grow our tasty beans. Check out the news archive here!

Honduras Cever School Project

Honduras Partnership Coffees are Here!

When you purchase a bag of Honduras Partnership coffee, $2 of the sale price goes to the CEVER vocational school in Yoro, Honduras. At CEVER, students from many backgrounds are able to take basic education classes and learn a trade, such as woodworking, welding, sewing, auto mechanics, or industrial mechanics. Honduras Partnership organic and fair trade coffee helps to empower Honduran youth to get some of the few well-paying jobs available in Honduras. By purchasing this coffee, you not only support small-scale, organic coffee farmers in Honduras, but you provide opportunities for their children. CEVER stands for Centro de Educacion Vocacional Evangelica y Reformada; translated from Spanish, this means the Evangelical and Reformed Center for Vocational Education.

Here's how it works – the coffee travels from where it is grown in Honduras to be enjoyed in the United States. In turn, $2 travels from Wicked Joe Coffee Roasters, through the Maine Conference, United Church of Christ to its partner, the Evangelical and Reformed Church of Honduras, which runs the CEVER school. In this way, you are supporting the education of youth in Honduras every time you enjoy this coffee! Thank you for supporting this project. www.theceverproject.org

Click here to buy the Honduras Partnership Coffees!

Getting Wicked with the Governor!

For 75 years, Maine’s State Parks have been a place of discovery, inspiration and joy. From forts to lighthouses, and from spectacular ocean beaches to expansive mountain views, our state parks and historic sites symbolize Maine’s diverse natural and cultural resources. 2010 is a big year for Maine State Parks with an unprecedented lineup of special events. Please join us in celebrating our 75th Anniversary!  Visit the events calendar at www.parksandlands.com to find the events that interest you. Wicked Joe has artisan roasted and hand-crafted this delicious coffee in support and celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Maine State Parks.

By purchasing this product, you are supporting Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands, the steward of Maine’s 48 state parks, historic sites and river corridors.

Click here to buy the Maine State Parks Blend!

Featured above Governor John Baldacci, Bob Garver, Carmen Garver, Bryden Smith and Justin McEdward

Wicked Joe’s Bob Garver as Featured in Downeast Magazine January 2010

"If you’re looking for one of the best cups of coffee in the state, Bob Garver’s brew is a safe bet. The owner of Wicked Joe’s Coffee, a wholesale roasting company based in Brunswick, Garver decided to explore the retail side of coffee and opened Bard Coffee last April. With Garver and partners Jeremy Pelkey and Tom Bard at the helm, Bard Coffee is quickly becoming a local favorite. Garver is the official roaster for the shop, and he has been roasting coffee for more than seventeen years. “Even as a kid, I loved pungent smells and things,” says Garver. Now’s he’s a World Barista Championship-certified sensory judge — one of only five Americans. “But probably more than anything,” says Garver, “I like the rituals of coffee, like sitting with my friends after dinner.” He’s captured a perfect place to do just that." Read more...

Happy Holidays to our troops!

During the holidays and through the year, it’s important that we reflect on the great service our men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan provide. In addition, our appreciation goes out to our Maine Veterans who our back in our community.
We thank you for your service!

Featured above COL Michael Aid - Deputy Director Strategic Effects and other members of the J9 leadership.