Yan Yanez is co-owner and founder of Flor and Seed, a small batch roasting company based here in San Diego. They are currently in the process of opening their first brick and mortar, and working in the local farmer's markets here in San Diego. He currently showcases micro lot coffee's from Mexico and he details his journey in coffee over the last twenty years. Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com      

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#138 - Yan Yanez

Matt Prior is the owner & roaster of Ghost Roast. He is an established coffee roaster, poker player, and rock climber. This conversation ranged from his start and passion for coffee, to his travels playing poker, rock climbing, and his thoughts about about life & death. It was truly something else. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com

#137 - Matt Prior

G is the owner of the experiment that he calls Longplay.Hifi. It is a studio space off Imperial Ave in San Diego, CA. It is an amazing space that showcases a music, coffee, and private ticketed events featuring food and an experience. This conversation was so fun and in depth to who G is and what he hopes to bring to the table with Longplay.Hifi. Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com

#136 - Longplay.Hifi

Christian Siglin is a part owner of a local restaurant/bar, Fernside, in San Diego, CA. We discussed how Fernside came to fruition, his history in the food & beverage industry, and how they managed to remain successful during the challenging times that covid presented. This was a super fun conversation. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com  

#135 - Christian Siglin

The ladies have returned! My good friends Sophie & Sirisimran have returned to the show to discuss our upcoming event for the San Diego Coffee Network tomorrow night Tuesday, September 14th at Public Square coffee in La Mesa, CA. This dynamic duo has organized the event called, What's the Smell? A sensory event for all coffee lover's and everyone who would love to come! We discussed how the event works, what to expect and talked about all the amazing people who have come together to make this event happen! Enjoy and I look forward to seeing you all out there tomorrow night!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com

#134 - Sophie Short & Sirisimran Khalsa of San Diego Coffee Network

Brynn Blackstone has returned to C&G. This time we are saying I'll see you later, and not goodbye. She is moving to the bay area to pursue a new path in consulting and working at a Michelin Star restaurant. As she has been such a big part of Caffeine & GREEN over the last year, it was only right to have her come thru to bless the mic one more time. Good Luck Brynn! Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com 

#133 - Brynn Blackstone

Harvey Castellano is the MMA match maker for Epic Fighting, a local fight promotion here in San Diego. We sat down and talked about the process that goes into setting up fights, building rapport with fighters and fight camps. We also discussed being on the show, "Why we fight" hosted by Bellator's Cat Zingano on ESPN+. This was an incredible conversation with a brotha from anotha. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com/

#132 - Harvey Castellano

Dj Brelje is the owner of Mae Knives. He is a black smith/blade smith. However you want to phrase it, he makes amazing knives with beautiful, and very creative custom handles. He was also a contestant on Forged in Fire, a series on the History Channel. Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com/

#131 - DJ Brelje

This week's guest is a new crew of homies from Oceanside, CA, ATB. ATB is group of friends made up of my friends Brandon Cortez, Bobby Long, Chinto Alvarez, and ATB Dave. They filmed, edited, and are featured in their first video Dogspit. It is a very creative video with amazing skateboarding, original music, and wonderful editing. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com  

#130 - ATB crew

JT Rhoades is a photographer for the last 17 years with photos run in Thrasher magazine, Transworld skateboarding, and numerous others. He is also a professional traveler. We discussed growing up in Oceanside, CA, learning how to shoot photos, and some of his craziest journey's around the world. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com/

#129 - JT Rhoades

Essence Mcconnell is the co-founder of the Nonprofit organization Essence of Earth. She is an advocate for cleaning up not only the local beach's but, her local communities and as far north as the central coast. We discussed what pushed her to start the nonprofit, and how far she has come in the last couple years. If she already wasn't awesome enough, we discussed her M-F job, where she works with children with autism. Enjoy!  Come to a clean up! www.essenceof.earth Need Caffeine & GREEN?  caffeineandgreenroasting.com/

#128 - Essence Mcconnell

Elliott Reinecke is the owner and creator of Steady State roasting in Carlsbad, CA. He is also part owner of the California roasting collective in San Marcos, CA. Elliot is not just a business owner of one of the most successful coffee companies in San Diego, he is an award winning coffee roaster, and a professional cyclist. A man of many trades, he does not take himself too seriously, and he will be the first one to tell you that he doesn't know what he is doing. This conversation did not disappoint, I was extremely excited, and thankful he stopped by to chat. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com      

#127 - Elliot Reinecke of Steady State Roasting

Will is the owner of Scrimshaw coffee & Field Trip coffee roasters. He is truly an ambitious and driven individual with an amazing story, and mindset full of determination. This conversation covered the start of Scrimshaw, how he pivoted during the pandemic and kept his cafe alive, and why he decided to start his own coffee roasting business. This was truly an amazing conversation that I enjoyed thoroughly! Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com 

#126 - Will Remsbottom

The Sprocast has returned to Caffeine & GREEN! Siri is the Director of coffee for Lofty coffee, and Jay is a roaster for Compa coffee roasters, and a staple at Hawthorn coffee. Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN  caffeineandgreenroasting.com

#125 - Siri Simran Khalsa & Jay Freedman

Mike Tholen is a mix technician, that worked with the band Ministry for 6 years. He has also worked on remastering the Matrix, and Zelda Ocarina of time, just to name a few. Buckle up y'all, this is wild one with stories about Chicken's shitting on mixing boards, and what it is to be a part of a heavy metal band. Enjoy!  Need Caffeine & GREEN? caffeineandgreenroasting.com

#124 - Mike Tholen

Caffeine & Green is more than a podcast. It's a look into many different worlds of the guests that sit down each week. Hosted by Head Coffee Roaster Cano Cardenas, join him as he sits down with his friends, and professionals, from all different walks of life. Discussing topics ranging from the specialty coffee industry, Skateboarding, Art, Hip-Hop, Beer, Chefs, anything you can think of, the people will have their opportunity to shine when they sit down for a chat with Cano.

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