Facebook Marketplace contains a bottomless pit of items for sale, ranging from cars and houses to bouncy castles, dumbbells, blenders and wardrobes. If you’re not careful, you’ll be scrolling the hours away and soon find yourself making senseless buys. I speak from experience.
But in some cases, those purchases can lead to something quite special – a business venture, for example. When husband and wife Pete and Caitlin Barnes spotted an old caravan and a coffee machine up for grabs on the social platform, they seized the opportunity. “That sparked an idea and was the beginning of our coffee journey.
Pete trained as a barista, and I trained in food preparation,” Caitlin tells me. Caitlin and Pete launching Lettoch Farm Coffee Company was meant to bean The couple moved to Moray – more specifically Lettoch Farm, near Dufftown – in 2019 as they were “looking for a better work-life balance,” Caitlin adds. “We now have this, although we’re busier than ever!” The 42-year-old refers to their flourishing firm Lettoch Farm Coffee Company, .
They also operate three different holiday lets, raise animals for meat and wool, and grow vegetables at the 200-year-old farm. Plus, Caitlin works part-time at The Cabin (nursery) in and makes beautiful rugs from sheep’s fleece. The entrepreneur started running workshops this year where people spend an afternoon learning about fleece preparation and how to weave, among other things.
She went on: “I have a background in te.