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Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Mark Galloway – Blacksmith Coffee

Bali. Brazil. Guatemala. Himalayan highlands. Kenya. Antigua. What do these diverse regions of the world have in common? The answer is, they all serve as a source of coffee for a remarkable coffee roasting business located in rural Kansas.

Mark Galloway opened the Blacksmith Coffee Roastery in Lindsborg, Kansas in 2008.
Mark Galloway opened the Blacksmith Coffee Roastery in Lindsborg, Kansas in 2008.

Last week we learned about The Old Grind, a coffee shop located in Lindsborg. In the coming months, The Old Grind will be joining with an amazing coffee roastery which is also located in Lindsborg and is named Blacksmith Coffee Roastery.

Mark Galloway is the founder of Blacksmith Coffee Roastery. Mark grew up in Colorado. His father loved to drink coffee. “I learned how to roast coffee and even worked for Starbucks for a while,” Mark said.

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