Heritage Coffee: a Hidden Gem of the Farmers Market

Tucked into the far corner of the food vendors portion of the Saturday Morning Farmer’s Market lies Heritage Coffee, a little food truck serving coffee beverages for the cold mornings of these early season markets and hot August days alike. Up until Memorial Day Weekend, I had never seen them back there. I don’t normally go into the food truck portion of the market since I show up so early in the morning that I’m not hungry yet most of the time. On this particular visit, I had my father for company– and it was chilly. We both needed something to warm up.

We found it in the black trailer parked at the back of that vendor section, and I ordered myself a latte to add to our Coffee Run rankings. What I didn’t expect was to find them also selling their own beans, so they’re our second roaster being added to the list as well. I decided on their Radiant blend. Their website describes this blend as ideal for espresso, so I thought this may be what they were using for their lattes as well. I did not ask, however.

The latte itself, even with the vanilla flavoring, was similar to what we got at Delilah’s where the coffee remained the star of the show. The natural bitterness of the espresso was not completely overwhelmed by the vanilla syrup. I like my coffee with a little more sweetness personally, but I considered this meal a great introduction to the batch of beans I was taking home. It kept me warm on a chilly morning walk by the river with my dad, and that was really all that mattered. Mornings are no longer as chilly as they were when I visited their trailer at the Farmers Market, but have no fear, they have iced coffee beverages as well for the summer to keep you cool and caffeinated during your shopping. ​

The Radiant Blend comes in the bag as whole beans, so if you want to make their coffee at home, you will need a grinder of some kind. The basic grinder I use does not come with settings to help you get a specific type of grind, so when it came time to make this coffee at home, I loaded ten grams of beans in my grinder and prayed. For my drip method brewing, I think that I did not take the grind far enough. However, I will say that the Radiant Blend lives up to its promise.

Low acidity and perfectly balanced, this cup of coffee after the Farmers Market the following week was comforting with my egg in a basket. I did not need to increase the amount of sugar or creamer I usually add to my coffee to get to my usual preference. I think I even used LESS creamer. Heritage Coffee comes in strong with a ⅘. I'd love to see more flavors and varieties in their beans one day, but the current owners have only taken over full time in the last year or so. There is plenty of room for growth. I look forward to seeing where this coffee truck goes.

You can order their beans online if you want to try them for yourself at their website, or you can find them in the food vendor section of the Green Bay Saturday Morning Farmers Market along the river.