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coffee with a purpose

Roasted in forest, va | since 2016

  • Product Info

    10 oz (283g)

    Flavor Notes: Lemongrass, Plum, Orange

    Washed Process - Light Roast

    Cup Score: 88

    Variety: SL-34

    Fair Trade Organic

     

    Mapendo, swahili for “love,” is farmed in 16 separate lots by 4,200 farmers, nearly 40% of which are women. Mapendo farmers produce fully washed coffee that has been certified FTO since 2009. There are 3 washing stations, including one large and two mini washing stations. A fourth station is under construction along with a modern lab for cupping and quality control.

     

    A Farmer’s Story 

     

    Fikiri Charlotte’s life has been positively impacted by growing coffee; it’s allowed her to buy a goat for breeding, build a house, and buy another field where she’s planted coffee trees. With the manure produced by the goat, she’s able to strengthen the ecosystem of her farm through the fertilization of the fields.