Our Whole Under Management
Decision-Makers
Those making the day to day decisions at the Buena Vista Roastery and Bongo Billy’s Coffees are management, and the staff and consultants that roast, package product, sell and deliver product and do our bookkeeping.

Money
The money available to us to conduct business appropriately is in the bank, derived from sales of coffees, teas, chocolates and other products, available through loans and credit, and through outside investment.

Resource Base
Our resources to carry out sound business practices within a healthy working environment include the equipment needed to roast, bag and deliver product, green coffees, our vendors and suppliers, the people and money, organic and Fair Trade inspectors and certifiers, our rented space and the landlords, our customers, our licensees, community members, community events, the Town of Buena Vista, SCA and other coffee organizations.

Our Holistic-goal
Quality of Life
Since so much of our time will be spent at or involved with the roastery, we want our lives at the Roastery to be...
Community/People
We want to be organized, with efficient processes in place.
We want to be managed holistically and source the highest environmentally, socially and economically sound products in the world.
We want balance of time and activity with our families.
Community is a priority. It is important to us to be a presence in Buena Vista and Chaffee County. We help other people who carry our products succeed as best we can.
We give to charitable and civic events.
Our relationships are good, productive and healthy
We are healthy people, mentally and physically.
Our work environment is comfortable and well-organized, set up for delivering our products effectively and efficiency.
We have fun.
We have a culture of creativity and a steady internal entrepreneurial capacity.

Economy
We want financial prosperity for everyone at the roastery.
We want diversification of our products and our customer base.
Quality product is our priority.
Principles of Permaculture apply to the business in all aspects.

Environment
We continually seek ways to offset our environmental impacts.
We strive to be the most environmentally sound company, understanding that this comes with balance of the economic and social.
We have a positive impact on our local environment.
We want to work with producers to help them with their agricultural and business practices, including cultivation, pesticide application, harvest, cooperative arrangements, accounting, marketing, etc.
Our work environment is healthy, including the air we breathe and the water we drink and use in our coffee.

Forms of Production
In order to produce this quality of life, we must maintain healthy relationships internally and with our wholesale and retail clients, licensees, vendors and community.
We act out of integrity.
We create avenues for communication and to regularly get together as a staff.
All of our interactions are best done face-to-face, with customers and internally. Every customer is a priority.
We must know and help others to know the story behind every producer.
We must generate profit and use that profit to feed back into the business and community for our environmental and community development initiatives

Future Resource Base
We source beans from land that is managed in a regenerative way, including ways that support local farmers and local environment. Crops are grown in diverse ecological communities. Creeks and rivers must flow clean and air must be fresh. Our aquifer is replenished.
Customers perceive us as punctual, efficient, knowledgeable and aware.
We are financially independent and can use any surplus to help develop our local and greater community in smart, sustainable ways. We are examples to the community.
Our roasting environment is consistent in temperature and humidity. Staff is well balanced and each individual can perform multiple functions within the business.