KaffeGeita

The story behind our name:

Scandinavian history and culture are very important to our owners, and the community in which we opened our business. To honor that, we decided to have a Norwegian name for the coffee shop! KaffeGeita is Norwegian for "The Coffee Goat." Why have a goat in the name, you ask? According to an Ethiopian legend, goats are given credit to discovering the effects of caffeine!
It is said that Kaldi, a goatherd, noticed that his goats, upon eating berries from a certain plant, became so spirited that they did not want to sleep at night.

Kaldi reported his findings to the monks at a local monastery, who harvested the berries and experimented with them. A drink was made with the berries and it discovered that the monks could stay more alert during evening prayers! From there, knowledge of the energizing effects of the berries began to spread. As word moved east and coffee reached the Arabian peninsula, it began a journey which would spread it across the globe.

Today coffee is grown in many countries around the world! Whether it is Asia or Africa, Central or South America, the islands of the Caribbean or Pacific, all can trace their heritage to the trees in the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau!

Wanting to combine our cultural heritage and the legend of the discovery of coffee, we came up with our business name!

Come and enjoy a great cup of coffee, chat with our baristas, and learn more about us!

We look forward to your business!