Cultivar began in 2009, founded by Jonathan Meadows and Nathan Shelton — two baristas, and roasters who shared a restlessness about what specialty coffee in Dallas could be, and a belief that coffee deserved to be treated as a culinary experience rather than just a jolt of caffeine to start your day. And, just like all the other great companies — It all started in a garage.
Over the years, we've never stopped nerding out over the details. The variety, the processing method, the roast development, the brew recipe — We treat each step with scientific precision.
We're a roaster first, and everything we do grows out of that — supplying wholesale partners, shipping freshly roasted beans worldwide, and of course our coffee shop tucked inside of Goodfriend Package store in East Dallas.
We partner with coffee exporters and importers who share our commitment to the people who grow our coffee — helping them build financial security and resilience against the mounting effects of climate change. Through agronomy and processing training, our import partners help growers move away from harsh chemical inputs while protecting biodiversity and local water systems. The result: healthier farms, better yields, higher quality, and more valuable coffee.
These relationships aren't built over email. We travel to visit our exporters, importers, and the growers themselves — because it's in our DNA to break bread and share a cup of coffee with everyone who has a hand in the coffee we source.
