There is a terrific new resource for the home coffee roaster! A place where wonderful green coffee from all over the world is made available to the hobbyist roaster.

It's the Green Coffee Buying Club, or the "GCBC" as it's fondly referred by it's members. It's a co-operative style arrangement that allows members to buy small amounts (usually 5-15lbs) of green coffee beans.

How does it work?

The motto here at the Green Coffee Buying Club is"Splitting bags of green coffee, and have fun doing it."The goal here is to get green coffee at less than retail and/or to get some coffee you may never see retail because it is so special. We always strive to find not just the best prices, but the best quality. Almost all will be specialty grade arabica that adheres to some of the highest standards in the coffee world. So on to the details.Those who are offering green coffee are referred to as distributors, those wanting green coffee are called buyers. Each distributor will have his own conditions, but basically it works like this:A certain coffee will be offered up by a particular distributor under the forum section "Green Coffee Offerings". He may already have the coffee, or he may be taking commitments before buying a bag. In any event, if you are interested in getting some coffee from him, he will usually give details on how to let him know (email, the private message system here, etc.). The payment for coffee, time frames, shipping, etc., is all worked out between you and him. Most accept PayPal and ship via common carriers. There may be other details like pound minimums, maximums, etc. but it is the buyer's and distributor's personal responsibility to work out all the details.

excerpted from greencoffeebuyingclub.com

So if this sounds like your thing, check them out at www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com