After hearing about The Coffee Shop from a few friends, I decided it was something that I needed to check out. The Coffee Shop is located in Gilbert, Arizona and is tucked away on a farm that is easily passed by if you're not carefully looking for it.
Walking in there is an espresso bar and a small kitchen behind the counter with a menu of coffee beverages and also some breakfast dishes and lunch sandwiches. I ordered an iced Americano, and the chicken pesto sandwich. Chris and I took a seat at a table and sipped our coffee as we waited for our sandwiches. Looking around, it was obvious that this place is a local hot spot to members around the community. Chris was talking to Jenna, the barista, at the bar and she was educating him on how the produce for the sandwiches and such are freshly grown on the farm that the shop sits on. What a great and sustainable idea to grow your own produce and be able to produce the majority of your product in house. There is also a restaurant on the farm, Joe's Farm Grill, which uses the crops grown on the farm as well.
The Coffee Shop and Joe's Farm grill sit in the middle of an urban farm. The community that is built around this farm is known as Agritopia. Agritopia is a new, sustainable idea that is innovative in bringing back to local community in suburban America. Joe Johnston is the owner of the farm and a resident of Argitopia. It seems that post the baby-boomer generation, people are attempting to revert back to the simpler way of life and close-knit communities. I am definitely a fan of creating these small communities with center meeting points such as an urban farm or coffee shop to bring people together.
All in all, I went in for a cup of coffee per a recommendation from a friend, and came out a huge fan of the entire community that is Argitopia. I love finding little places like this that make me appreciate the intricacy of small businesses and the idea behind creating close communities.
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