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For a good deal of human history, if you wanted something done you had to do it yourself.

As societies became more stratified, we developed division of labor. Today, things are so specialized people over 60 comment this current generation can\\u2019t do anything for themselves.

Despite the fact that kids are writing code that powers the platforms these commenters are posting on, they nonetheless grumble that kids can\\u2019t read cursive. And, pointing at the proliferation of coffee shops, they complain, \\u201cKids today can\\u2019t even make a cup of coffee!\\u201d

John Puckett may not subscribe to all of that, but John does have a coffee shop in Uptown New Orleans where he won\\u2019t make you a cup of coffee.

Green Beans

The Current Crop Roasting Shop on Magazine Street doesn\\u2019t sell cups of coffee. It only sells coffee beans.\\xa0And what\\u2019s more, you can\\u2019t even take these coffee beans home and make yourself a pot of coffee. Because they\\u2019re green beans.

What you can do at Current Crop Roasting Shop is, roast the beans yourself.\\xa0You pick the beans you like from a wide selection, and you use one of John\\u2019s coffee roasting machines to roast \\u2018em the way you like \\u2018em.

Onesie

Of course, even if you\\u2019re the handiest DIY person on earth, you can\\u2019t make everything yourself. Though Celia Isabel is doing a pretty good job of making a bunch of it. Celia\\u2019s company, NOLA Tawk makes home goods, gifts, tabletop decorations, pet accessories, and children\\u2019s clothing. NOLA Tawk\\u2019s top-selling items are children\\u2019s sleepwear and onesies.

They make all their products here in New Orleans. They sell some directly to consumers online, but mostly they wholesale them to stores and sellers across the country.

Onesie Green Beans

It\\u2019s nice to do something for somebody else. Giving someone a birthday or housewarming present, or buying a child a pair of pajamas - makes you feel good.\\xa0On the other hand, it\\u2019s nice to do something for yourself.\\xa0Like indulging your appreciation of coffee by roasting your own coffee beans.

There aren\\u2019t too many conversations that cover the ground between the two poles of human behavior \\u2013 indulgence and altruism - represented by coffee beans and onesies.

Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at\\xa0NOLA Pizza\\xa0in the\\xa0NOLA Brewing Taproom. You can find photos from this show by Jill Lafleur at itsneworleans.com.

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