People often turn to the desert to find their flow, and that’s exactly how Favajava was born.
We are Whitey and Scout. On paper, we were an unlikely pair to disrupt the alt-coffee industry.
We met many moons ago ago through a fringe Harley-Davidson chopper group in Michigan—bonded by just returning from living off-grid in Central America (separately), a love for the Zen custom motorbike riding can deliver, as well as a chill brand of self-sovereignty rebellion in a world of macho bro cliques on bikes.
But our gritty paths truly converged later in life, in the quiet, dusty expanse of Joshua Tree, California serenity.
By then, we were both recovering artist homesteaders seeking something the accelerating modern world makes hard to find: Calm.
The Burnout & The Breakthrough
Scout, a US Army veteran, came from hiding in the Belize jungle for a half-decade years to immersing into the high desert carrying the weight of C-PTSD. Stacked on top of the service trauma, years of navigating high-pressure clients and startups, unhealthy amounts of late nights and nonstop tight deadlines compounded by a daily coffee habit fueled a cycle of sleeplessness, anxiety and crippling acid reflux all feeding each other in a miserable flywheel. Scout kept falling off the wagon with mushroom coffees due to mushroom fatigue, then learning too late that most still had caffeine!
He needed performance, but the "fuel" everyone used for pep and focus was burning his nerves out and beating him up.
Meanwhile, Whitey had been artfully traveling the globe; from creating works to running art galleries to building sustainable homes internationally. In his travels, he discovered that true sustainability isn't just about the houses we build, but the food we consume. He returned with a deep appreciation for ancient, international, natural ingredients and a rough formula for a fava bean formula that could energize without stress-testing the mind and body.
Starting to pick up on Scout’s struggles, like a cryptic sage, Whitey texted him a message: “Don’t let me forget to tell you. Keyword: decaf.” The future from there wasn't forced, it flowed naturally.
The Discovery of the Fava
The breakthrough wasn't a complex scientific innovation; it was the simple Fava Bean. In the profound silence of Joshua Tree, where every detail resonates, Favajava was born from a perfect blend of needs and passions. Scout sought a non-acidic solution to repair gut and mind agitation, while Whitey was driven by a passion for unlocking a full-bodied, earthy & sophisticated flavor reminiscent of his travels and passion for the outdoors. Both wanted a creative outlet so the Favajava life became their art. It was an excuse to make things.
We discovered that this brew isn't just a substitute for coffee; it is an upgrade for a calm, keen, creative spirit...and a happy stomach PH balance.
We realized that artists, riders, athletes, makers and builders are all chasing the same thing: The Flow State. That moment where the noise fades and the work happens effortlessly. Coffee forces that state with adrenaline, fright/fight and jitters, then crash. Fava beans invite it with L-Dopa...the natural precursor to dopamine. Calm coherent joy. Stable mind, motor and manifestation power.
Brothers and sisters: LFG...with the flow state.
Why We Brew It
We created Favajava for the creatives and creators including the mothers-to-be, the peace-seekers and the reality makers who are tired of the acid reflux and the jitters that thwart our best selves and those in their orbit.
This baby is verbally workshopped by many campfires in the desert sand and roasted right here in Joshua Tree as a proud part of the community we strive to support.
Keeping it organic alkaline un-caff we traded noisy turbulence for a calm, keen, creative coherence.
Now, we’re inviting you to do the same and go with your flow state.
