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On most days, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can find Krystal Harris behind a Plexiglas shield, perhaps smiling under her mask as she takes orders and packages to-go food in brown paper bags. Harris opened her south Phoenix restaurant Early Bird Vegan in late 2020, as a spin-off of her food truck Trash Panda Vegan. The corner shop serves Quetzal Co-Op coffee, house-made pastries, sandwiches and superfood smoothies. Her restaurant isn t open for dine-in service, but she s working on adding outdoor seating. Restaurant etiquette is so different now because of the coronavirus pandemic, Harris said. She feels fortunate she hasn t experienced some of the worst problems her peers in the industry have endured. ....
and the people aren t coffee experts. They are volunteers roasting coffee at the Quetzal Co-Op, a nonprofit organization that supports and raises money for native and indigenous communities. The coffee in the roaster comes from Mexico and Guatemala, and is grown by farmers who are native to those areas as well. Quetzal buys green coffee beans from family farms in five different regions in central and South America, roasts them in Phoenix and sells it at markets and coffee shops around the Valley. Eve Reyes-Aguirre has been part of the Quetzal Co-Op for 22 years. She started as a volunteer and five years ago, she became one of two staff members. ....