Join us at River Valley Ranch Farmer’s Table for a lesson in home coffee roasting.



Are you a coffee lover?

Did you know you can roast your own coffee at home? It’s easier than you thought and it is actually quite cost effective. This class will introduce you to the basics with a simple and inexpensive method of home coffee roasting.

Three-hour class includes the following:

Historical overview of coffee and home roasting

Basic instructions for roasting and tasting

Hands-on lab for practice with home roasting

Hands-on lab to taste your roasts (cupping)

Training booklet with roasting and tasting basics explained

One pound of green (unroasted) coffee

Light snacks





Riot Roasting Club is sparking a coffee roasting revival



We promote small-batch coffee roasting to build local community and to cultivate more intimate global relationships.

Meet Riot co-founders Hannah and CJ:

Hannah works in strategic research, innovation and human-centered design. She caught the coffee bug when she became the co-owner of a small coffee farm in Honduras. Since then, she has become obsessed with understanding the intricacies of the global supply chain. She can often be sighted around Chicago with her face buried in a coffee book or salsa dancing with her husband.

CJ works in marketing as a strategic planner. She got into home roasting at the encouragement (persistence) of friend and co-founder, Hannah. Other obsessions include furniture rehab and snuggles from her lovable sausage dog, Boomer. Favorite current brew method? v60 pour over.

RVR Farmer’s Table is an authentic farm-to-table restaurant and specialty grocery store in Chicago’s north side, owned and operated by River Valley Ranch. With over 40 years of experience as a sustainable food business, RVR produces and provides foods and farm-to-table dining experiences in the local community. http://rivervalleyfarmerstable.com