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Upcoming Events - 2026

  • A Detroit-based event this year at the famous Eastern Market 10am - 12pm. Tickets at washedupcoffee.com Artisan Coffee will share our coffee for the 4th year of this Detroit roasters event. Click here for more info.


  • This event will bring together coffee professionals for an immersive experience in the art and science of coffee roasting in Oregon. Artisan is one of the sponsors. Click here for more info.


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July 2026

Insights From Trip to Rwanda

May2026

Roast Summit & Microlots

April 2026

Join Us at World of Coffee SD

March 2026

Rwanda Updates - Cherry Prices and Special Processes

February 2026

Rwanda Premiums & Ethiopia Updates

January 2026

New Year. New Faces.

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This blog focuses on themes related to roasters and the direct-trade coffee offered by Artisan Coffee Imports

July 2026:‍ ‍Cupping and Farmer Interviews in Rwanda

March 2026: Ejo Heza Overcomes Challenges to Produce Experimental Coffee

January 2026: Ethiopia Outlook - Heleanna Georgalis

October 2025: Kaizen Project at Artisan

August 2025:‍ ‍Slate Rebukes the SCA Takeover

July 2025:‍ ‍Alice Nshuti - Update on a Rwandan’s Career

June 2025: Kungahara Women’s Accomplishments

May 2025:Houston Warehouse Visits

Jan 2025:Artisan’s new Leaf and Bean logo!

Dec 2024:Voices of Producers: Interviews with Women

Aug 2024:Sabbath Roaster’s Generous Gesture

Apr 2024:Artisan's Warm Referral Program for Roasters

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Resiliency Coffee

This blog focuses on sustainability issues and in-depth analysis.

122.Rwanda 2026 Season Update

121. Roast Summit in Portland 2025

120. Catching Up with Dehab Mesfin Bitewlign

119. Dukundekawa’s Early Childhood Development Center

118. Tariffs, New Regressive Tax

117.Highest Cherry Prices Ever in Rwanda

116.Dockworkers Strike: It's Payback Time

115.Analysis of Rwanda Cherry Price 2024

114.Improving Access to Pesticides for Women in Rwanda

113.A Tale of Two Trees: Moplaco Advocates for Sustainability and Resilience in Ethiopia

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Check out Plymouth, Michigan-based Espresso Elvado's new roast of coffee from the Kungahara women's group, part of the Bwishaza cooperative in the West, Rutsiro district of Rwanda.⁠ ⁠ Run by our friend Teresa Pilarz, E2 has been roasting Artisan wome
We love sharing how our partners are roasting the coffee they purchase from us and sharing it with the world!⁠ ⁠ Here's our Dehab's Diamond, roasted by Kenosha, WI-based East View Coffee @eastviewcoffee - a women-powered roastery & cafe that powe
From time-to-time, the Artisan team in Michigan gets together to decompress over lunch. Here's a moment we took to connect before Ruth Ann heads to Rwanda for her annual producer visits.⁠ ⁠ From left to right: Hekmat, Ruth Ann, Jenn, Ryan, Marie and
Our sales consultant David Myers @bluetidecoffee likes to meet face-to-face with our roaster-partners while he travels the country. He helps us understand their business and green coffee needs.⁠ David recently visited the Blueprint Coffee Roasters @
Ryan, our East Coast sales rep, is back from an exciting weekend at Roast Summit @roastsummit and here are some of the photo gems on his iPhone.⁠ ⁠ 🔥 Ryan & Matt meeting Maya Blanchard of the cool, woman-run East View Coffee Company @eastviewcof
Roast Summit @roastsummit Day 2 in Chicagoland wrapped up last night, and here's what we found on Matt Hayes' iPhone!! ⁠ ⁠ (If you don't know Matt yet, he's our logistics manager responsible for getting all the seeds into Artisan's US warehouses. You
Day 1 of Roast Summit in Chicagoland was a blast! Here are just a few of our favorite moments. (We'll be back tomorrow with more!)⁠ ⁠ 🔥 Checking out all the updates Mike Ebert of Firedancer Coffee Consultants -- event host -- has made over the year
Each year, Ruth Ann visits our producer partners in Rwanda to cup the fresh crop and learn more about their challenges and successes.⁠ ⁠ She will be in Rwanda June 9 - July 2. Follow along on Artisan’s Instagram & Facebook accounts.⁠ ⁠ This
Today we honor the heroes who gave their all. Memorial Day 2026.⁠ ⁠ #memorialday26 #memorialday #heroes
Arrival samples for the Kungahara Women's Group of the Bwishaza cooperative in the West, Rutsiro district, Rwanda are on the table, and the Artisan team has a great time cupping them! 🥄🥄🥄⁠ ⁠ This year, Artisan bought fully-washed, Gr. A1 and A2, n
Behind-the-scenes: Have you ever thought about what it takes to get samples from origin to a cupping table? It's a lot.⁠ ⁠ Thanks to team members like Matt Hayes, they do get here! Matt may work for days and weeks sometimes to cajole, understand, arr
Excited to cup the offer samples from the Rambagirlakawa Women's Group of the Dukundekawa Musasa cooperative in the North, Gakenke district; Musasa washing station, Rwanda! 🇷🇼⁠ ⁠ 🥄🥄🥄 Both natural & fully washed coffees scoring 85+ were on th

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