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A sip of their own coffee

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Now that all the coffee is processed and shipped, we invited our farmers to come for a coffee tasting. During this time we gave them the opportunity to taste their “own” coffee. We believe it is encouraging for our farmers…

Coffee tree distribution

New coffee tree seedlings distributed to happy local farmers

On Monday the 6th of November we invited all our farmers to come to our washing stations to receive free coffee tree seedlings. The farmers could take as many as they want, as long as they plant all of the…

Expansion

Constructing our new washing station to make fully washed coffe

With the 2021-2022 coffee season about to begin, we are in the middle of several projects of expansion and construction. First, we have purchased land in the neighboring commune to the north (Nyabiraba) to build a new washing station, and…

Farm to Cup

Cupping with Farmers

Recently we visited the Migoti washing station with all of the equipment to mill, roast, grind and prepare coffee that we took directly off of the drying tables. Farmers from the surrounding community joined in the tasting, and for many…

Ndumiso

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We were thrilled to meet Ndumiso Qolintaba at the 2019 Western Cape barista competition, who was using our Nyabiraba washed coffee in his presentation. Thank you Ndumiso for your passion for coffee and the Nyabiraba community in Burundi, and we…

Zephyrin

Zephyrin

Zephyrin Banzubaze is our Station Manager at the Migoti Washing Station in the Mutambu Community. He is passionate about two important things – producing the highest quality coffee possible, and seeing the coffee farmers benefit from growing great coffee. His…

Coffee is a Family Affair

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It’s that time of year again! For 2-3 months every year coffee cherries are ripe and ready for harvest. Families from the coffee community surrounding Migoti Mountain work together to harvest the cherries and bring them to the washing station…

Two Terroirs – Portland

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Terroir, community and innovation – we think about these things a lot in Burundi when working to produce some of the best coffee in Africa. But now our American friends and partners can get involved – on Tuesday, February 19…

Burundi’s Beauty

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One of the things you’ll hear us talk about a LOT is the beauty of Burundi – not just the country, but also the people. Focusing for now on the physical beauty, just about every picture you’ll see will have…

Coffee Cupping

Allegro Cupping

The last few months have been filled with visits and visitors – mostly focused on cupping our 2018 microlots and placing orders. We are thrilled by the amazing reviews we have received for our 2018 microlots. Here are some recent…

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