The People
RoasteR & Owner | Nathan Palmer
Roaster and Founder of TTR, Nathan Palmer has been in the coffee business since he was a toddler. Raised on a small coffee farm in Kona, Hawaii, Nathan started his journey into the world of coffee before he could walk or talk. His family moved to Oregon in the early 90’s and started a roastery and coffee shop in his mother’s home town. There, he learned the ins and outs of the retail, wholesale, and agricultural aspects of the specialty coffee business through working in the cafe, roastery, and traveling to producing countries.
Nathan has continued his journey by being actively involved in the coffee industry for the past 15 years where he has developed a passion for roasting, and sourcing specialty coffees. After achieving his Q grader certification as one of the youngest people in America at the time, he used his skill to search for wonderful and unique coffees, and to learn more about them. He wanted to share these amazing flavors and experiences of the coffee story with his hometown, so in 2011, he bought his first commercial roaster, and set up shop in Forest Grove, Oregon.
Director of SAles and Marketing |
Lindsay JO SMith
Lindsay Jo worked in event marketing and sales for 5 years before switching things up and entering the wine industry. She worked for a winery in McMinnville for two years before moving on to help her family launch a nutritional supplement company. While working with her family, Lindsay was often taking breaks to fish, and that is when she met Nathan through one of his best friends. In 2018, Nate and Lindsay Jo spent four days together, rafting and fly fishing the John Day River and fell in love. Since then, they have been happily partnered in life and work. Lindsay Jo manages TTR’s customer relations, sales, and marketing.