BEND, Ore. — Two months ago, Medford resident Michael Hartkop and his brother, David, packed some belongings and a 12-foot solar coffee roaster covered with 138 mirrors into their Honda Civic station wagon.

The machine was the brothers' first attempt at building their own solar-powered coffee roaster, which they were bringing to their new home in Bend. They hoped the sunny climate could help expand their small business, Solar Roast, into a successful producer of organic coffee.

Once in Bend, the Hartkops set up their solar roaster on the front lawn of a business called The Solar Store, and began roasting and selling their Solar Roast coffee.

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