Hi,
Coming in late to this thread, however ....
Sweet Maria's is not only an excellent source for information, their product is excellent and the people are very helpful. Their operation is local to me, and i learned about them from a client. Fresh roasted beans are wonderful.
Which leads to the iRoast roaster. That's the way to go. It's not very expensive, does a good job, and you can roast in small batches. My friend Linda uses the iRoast - and that's what she recommended to me - and roasts her beans in very small batches - she'll do up six or eight small batches and store each batch in a small jar, never refrigerating them - and I agree with AB and many others about not storing coffee beans in the fridge or freezer, after many years of doing so.
Good luck, and have fun ...
shel