# A Love Note to Our Blue Bottlers

## Coffee brings us together, but community is why we thrive.

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> “Blue Bottle is coffee and people. Not necessarily in that order.”  
> — Founder and Chief Product Officer James Freeman

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Dear Blue Bottlers,

We know that good coffee comes from [strong communities](/content/frequency/community-day-roundup/index.html). It's why we work directly with farmers around the world to source our coffees as [sustainably](/content/frequency/good-land-organics/index.html) and [ethically](/content/frequency/women-in-coffee-myanmar-part-2/index.html) as we can. It's why we hire baristas, managers, trainers, and roasters who are dedicated to creating beautiful experiences with coffee to ensure that, [from the farm to the cafe](/content/frequency/farm-to-cup/index.html), our coffee is created by people who care. It's why, even though so much has changed since our early days in a [tiny potting shed](/content/frequency/first-roastery/index.html) in Oakland, our dream team of coffee lovers is more important than ever.

We couldn't do it without you. Thank you, with all our hearts, for showing up with all of yours.