DAVIS, W.Va. – For somebody who doesn’t like coffee herself, Deana Ritchey knows the value of providing organic coffee and tea to a small community.
Located in the heart of the Monongahela National Forest and the Appalachian Mountains, Trailhead Coffee Shop brings a place with organic coffee, tea, and chocolate to the community of Tucker County.
One of the three owners, Deana Ritchey, worked at another coffee shop, known as Boomtown Java, before opening Trailhead. After receiving the news of Boomtown Java closing, Ritchey tried to buy the business. However, with the building sold, there was nowhere for her to put the coffee shop.
Ritchey kept all the equipment from Boomtown Java, but after holding it all in storage for six months, she gave the equipment back. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to find a place to put the coffee shop.
Fast forward three years, Ritchey and two of her previous customers from Boomtown Java began Trailhead with the help of…
