A couple of years back, maybe 2016(?), I thought I’d like to put drinking coffee into my routine. Previous to this I drank tea and could count the times I had coffee before that on one hand (6). I am always interested in the process and culture of things and coffee was new, expansive and different. I started with coffee pods and pre-ground Maxwell House (I know, I know) but quickly learned there was a better, more ethical option when Coastal Coffee came up on my Instagram feed.
In their posts I could see they were renovating a church as a base of operations and in the location it said Goderich. So in my mind I thought next time I’m in Goderich. I’m going to merely do a drive by to see what’s up. Well… it wasn’t quite IN Goderich as it turned out.
So for awhile I just watched their progress on the church on social media. Then one day they made a post stating that every Saturday 9am-1pm you could get a coffee for take out. This was my opportunity to snoop around. Michelle (my partner in crime) and I ventured over for 9 on the dot. We were greeted by who we now know as Ben and Bri serving out of a shipping container. I can’t remember if this set up was due to the pandemic or that the café on the bottom floor of the church was still not ready to serve customers. Luckily we were the only ones there, giving shy Michelle and I an opportunity to polish our social skills. Michelle was able to find a common ground as her employers at Firmly Rooted were already chummy with Ben and Bri.
