Batdorf & Bronson [SEP] inception
Batdorf &amp; Bronson
Batdorf & Bronson is an Olympia, Washington based coffee roaster established in 1986. Described by "Lonely Planet" as "Olympia's most famous coffee", and by "Fodor's" as "a local roaster that can stand up to the best of Seattle". The roastery operations are next door to the Olympia Farmer's Market in downtown Olympia.
As a member of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership, the company is operated on 100% renewable energy,
and preserve the free flowing artesian well on 4th Ave in downtown Olympia began in 1991 when Jim Ingersoll, a local psychologist, called on the city council to acquire the well and develop it as a community park. Ingersoll's interest in the well started in a conversation with Dick Batdorf, co-founder of Batdorf & Bronson coffee roasting. Batdorf told Ingersoll that the secret to great coffee was great water – specifically artesian water. Subsequently, Ingersoll met at the Spar restaurant with Herb Legg and John Robinson both of whom had