Yarra Coffee

Originally a computer programmer, David Moon discovered his passion for coffee in 1991 and commenced the family business, which both roasts beans and repairs commercial coffee machines.

Based in Lilydale, Yarra Coffee have also been serving Eltham Farmers’ Market shoppers with a caffeine fix since 2015. The original Eltham Farmers’ Market ‘face’ of Yarra Coffee was daughter Jaquie but, in recent years, the coffee has been served by son Ben and his wife Kelly.

Ben joined his dad in 2000. He is now the principal roaster, with David manning the office and making sure that the standards are as good as in the old days.

Pictured right: David and Ben together with the Toper roaster that Ben assembled after bringing it from Sydney. The roaster can roast 30Kg of beans in 20 minutes.

Yarra Coffee supply coffee to around 30, mostly local, cafes, as well as offering an online shop.

The coffee served at Eltham Farmers’ Market is their organic Vincent’s blend, which offers drinkers a quick tour of 8 coffee-producing countries: Columbia, Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, PNG and Timor. They also offer a range of other blends plus single origin coffees.

The face most familiar to market goers will be Kelly, who is the early riser who arrives about 6.30am on their rostered Sundays with a smile that lasts all morning.