The Old Factory

A glorious Coffee Shop in Orange City, Iowa

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Coffee, community, conversation. Three little words that we sent out into the world, hoping, dreaming they would become true. The magic is real. The voodoo of a historic building and vulnerability led us in the most beautiful upcoming week.

The coffee is flowing. The community is talking. The conversations are happening.

Read below for all the juicy details. But here's the short list of what we have planned for this week. MONDAY COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS 8PM TUESDAY LIBRARY MOVIE NIGHT 6:30PM WEDNESDAY NWC DAY OF LEARNING PRESENTATIONS 12PM, 3PM, 4PM TODDLER ART CLASS 1PM THURSDAY SUMMIT COLLEGE WORSHIP 7:30PM FRIDAY CASA AZUL WINTER CELEBRATION 7:30 PM SATURDAY KAT & THE DOGS, MARDI GRAS SHOW 7:30 PM

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A POEM, after the seed of relationship was planted at 110 4th St SW within our coffee shop is a forest of aspens. i do not know the mother tree, the roots from which we all sprout.

perhaps she is the brewing mug of coffee

sprawling her steam or the collective tick and tap of shifting chairs the ting of glass on glass on glass rambling the space into an alluring stir of energy that breaks our limbs to leaves our leaves to a shivering dance within our coffee shop is a forest of aspens. we sit connected, tangled up in our humanity, our common root. there may be wrinkled hands that lift and sip that sugared medium pour over, or bearded lips gnawing morsels, or the unbridled hysteria of children braying and shaking the serious timber cappuccino teeth and havana hands it is the conversation trembling between friends, words mingling

like water greeting ground beans and finding themselves swirling together as coffee in my cup within our coffee shop is a forest of aspens. may we get lost in this woodland for some time. i entered the forest expecting find bearded hatchets and a uniformed weird. i discovered the knots of each tree warped and cracked in peculiar ways i knew unique, i knew each tree as a family can’t you see the way our leaves shimmer in the sun? yes, within our coffee shop is a forest of aspens.

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Thanks for the memories 2014!

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I want to take good photos. Drink dark coffee. And travel the world.

Nina H.  (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)

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Let’s start the day with some coffee - By Foodstories

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Breakfast awaits!

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Support Local Farmers

An update of my original design, created for tees over at Taproot magazine. 

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She needs a warm cup of oldfactorycoffee!

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We've missed you! We will be open at 7am for your early morning coffee craving

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In the woods we return to reason and faith.

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"They Way of Tea and Justice" that sounds like it was written for us. We're teaming up with local blogger Kayla Craig at Manysparrows.me for a chance to win our new Campfire mug with handlettered art, an ounce of tea and a copy of "The Way of Tea and Justice." Just read her post below and use the hashtag #randomactofgratitude She says: "The Way of Tea and Justice" is one of those books that you want to hand-off to a friend so she (or he!) can dwell in the pages, too. And, most importantly, so you can gather around a table, making the pages come alive, giving thanks and dreaming together about little things to make our big world just a little better. Because we believe there is power in community, right where you are. And we really believe there's power in giving thanks. And we think "The Way of Tea and Justice" is so good, we're teaming up with the book's publisher to give a copy away to one of you, too.

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I cannot espresso my love for coffee.

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What is happening is strange and holy.

Its been six months since we took ownership of the coffee shop.  People ask me all the time, how’s it going, how are you liking it, how’s business? Here’s a long answer I haven’t given any of you: A few years ago, my wife and I met Mary and Eric (co-owners).  They lived up the street and we would put our daughter to bed in their back room and drink wine late into the night talking about theology, parenting, community, or politics.  Normally Eric would make us baked NOM NOMs (if you’ve ever eating his ganache, you know what I’m talking about). One night, we were over at their house with some friends and “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros came on.  We began to dance around the kitchen with one another singing, sometimes crying.  It seemed natural.  Intimacy danced with us.   What happened was strange and holy. This is the foundation of our coffee shop.  Our “business model” is relational. Today a customer told me they loved coming to the shop because its fun.  I got to know a missionary a few months ago who became a temporary regular.  He told me he felt like family when he walked in—even the first few times. The other day, I may have attempted to breakdance to “Turn Down for What” as Carl threw a piece of cardboard on the ground for my totally awesome dance moves—while I was working.  I overheard someone say, “This is why I come to the Old Factory.” What is happening is strange and holy. We are trying to create a space for our community to be intimate together.  We are trying to cultivate an environment of fun. We’re a collection of goofy, thoughtful, sensitive human beings.  We’re not robotic cogs here to perfect the coffee making machine.  We’re not interested in making mounds of cash.  We don’t care if you like Starbucks.  We don’t care if you don’t know what a cappuccino really is. We care that you feel loved.  We care that you feel welcome.  We care that you have fun. So if you want to know how its been going: It’s been the most rewarding job I’ve ever had.  Thank you.

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Are you the same God? Leaves chase scattered across street. October lovely, Nostalgia beckons color Changing, always changing, me.

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We are pumped about these two making Apple Pancakes in the morning! #SaturdaySpecial #oldfactoryoctober

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Breakfast is being prepared by Alyssum and Ryan Anderson! Whole Wheat Pancakes made with Bananas and Apples with the (option of adding Chocolate Chips), topped with Hand-Picked Homemade Applesauce, and a side of sliced apples. Price: $5.50 ea Ask us about adding eggs, bacon or sausage to your order!

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Paulo Padihla and group is playing tonight at 7:30pm with a cover charge of $2. We are serving Feijoada -- a traditional Brazilian meal starting at 5pm!! Only $6.50! This is going to be an awesome evening!