What I like most about integrating a roastery with a co-working / co-living space is that it’s a potentially high-margin business, esp. when it comes to direct international trade. This way, it can cross-finance the other strains of business if and while they are not contributing much or struggling. So John’s point about having only low-margin / difficult businesses in a space would be avoided. In your case, you may choose a different type of highly profitable business, but it’s hard to overestimate the importance of having one …
You can also read about Edgeryders existing involvement with coffee farmers in Nepal here: