BUT - some of the toys are nice to play with, it adds to the experience.
I'm always on the fence between minimalist pushing technique and maximalist toy collecting and so tend to do both poorly haha.
What is a good coffee bean? Who, brand, where to order from?
Waves hands vaguely at personal preferences Again this is highly dependent on preferences but I'd put a fair bit of value on freshly roasted and then picking varieties/origins you figure out you like. Freshly roasted mostly means local, whether that's your garage or someone down the street

There are literally hundreds of varieties/origins and once you add in roasting techniques you get into the thousands. I'm personally fond of a lot of central american coffees and some sumatran and Ethiopian dry process can be nice. A lot of those tend towards the nutty/chocolate/dark fruit notes and less towards the more acidic brighter coffees which is mostly just a personal preference. For similar reasons I prefer a medium roast (that's "fully city" to "full city plus" for the coffee nerds) on *most* beans.
What I might suggest is going to
https://www.sweetmarias.com/green-coffee.html (even if you're not planning to try roasting..) and click the profile descriptors on the left that sound good to you and then note down the origin and process. Their individual coffee descriptors are also really good, like this ethopian would be a full bodied somewhat sweet and fruity with hints of chocolate and berry. Then you can use that as sort of a first pass selector
Contrast this Sumatran Honey process which is also a full bodied coffee but less sweet and fruit and more focused on the rich chocolaty notes and maybe a little "chunkier" character. Both have moderate citrus notes so I'd expect medium acidity but maybe a bit more perceived from the Ethiopian.
There's a whole bunch of roasters over in Providence and looks like at least a few closer (bringing up East Freetown on google maps and searching for coffee roasters). It might be interesting to see if any of them offer cuppings/tasting flights so as to try a bunch.
A couple I found that way.
Jim's Organic Coffee is a coffee roaster dedicated to providing the very finest certified organic coffees available. Learn more now.
www.jimsorganiccoffee.com
Mike Shea's Coffee Roasting. Freshly Roasted Specialty and Direct Trade Coffees. 30 first street Bridgewater, MA. 5088075754
mikesheascoffee.com