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July 2025

Origin Trip to Rwanda & Kungahara

Building Sustainability

Ruth Ann is a guest on episode 7 of The Proper Cap, a podcast hosted by longtime Artisan friends and green coffee customers, Trevor Corlett and Josiah DeBoer of Madcap Coffee.

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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. 3, 2024: Artisan's Warm Referral Program for Roasters

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A glimpse behind the scenes at Artisan Coffee Imports - Ruth Ann and Jonathan Miller, Artisan's logistics manager, cup through our Rwanda pre-ship samples. ⁠ ⁠ Reach out if you're interested in tasting them yourself!⁠ ⁠ #coffee #specialtycoffee #rwan
Say "hello" to Alice NSHUTI @aly_sandrew managing logistics with us on the ground in Kigali!⁠ ⁠ Here she is in the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) coffee warehouse @rwanda.agriexport with the identifier signs she makes
Ruth Ann was thrilled and honored to appear as a guest on "The Proper Cap," hosted by long-time Artisan friends and green coffee customers Trevor Corlett, Founder, and Josiah DeBoer, Learning & Development Manager, of Madcap Coffee @mad
One of the highlights of our June trip to Rwanda was a visit to the Early Childhood Development Centre at the Dukundekawa Musasa Cooperative @dukundekawa_rw in the Gakenke district, which is home to the Rambagirakawa women's producer group.⁠ ⁠ Last y
Sending two DHL packages with total 17 kgs green samples the day before a week long holiday in Rwanda was certainly an adventure! Thank goodness Artisan’s Rwanda logistics lead Alice NSHUTI @aly_sandrew was handling all the details on the groun
Alice NSHUTI @aly_sandrew was an Artisan Coffee Imports intern in 2022, working with the Dukundekawa Cooperative @dukundekawa_rw and their women's group Rambagirakawa in Rwanda. Three years later, she is runs her own roasting company and cafe in Kiga
We go the extra mile 🏎️🏁 to reduce RISKS of damage during export/import. 🚢 Coffee prices are high, 💰 equipment from shipping lines is scarce and aging. Under these conditions, Artisan Coffee has upgraded our export inspection checklists ✅✅ for
We're so excited!⁠ Pre-Ship Samples from all four of our Rwanda cooperatives have arrived at Artisan Coffee in Ann Arbor!⁠ ⁠ If you're a roaster that ordered PSS, we'll be getting those to you shortly.⁠ ⁠ If you'd like more information on our highly
“I'm going to say a magical word, and when I say that magical word, you are going to greet as many people in this room as you can,”⁠ ⁠ “You can greet them however you'd like, and say, shake their hand you feel comfortable. Or you ca
We're in awe of Artisan's Ethiopian supplier Mehbuba Seid in Ethiopia!⁠ ⁠ It's a case of "Reality is better than Fiction," Mehbuba, the co-owner of exporting company Himma and owner-operator of a farm in Guji Uraga that produces fantastic f
Woo hoo! 🥳 First of our 4 Rwandan cooperatives to get their coffee delivered to Rwanda's National Agriculture Export Development Board (NAEB) @rwanda.agriexportexport warehouse is (drum roll please): 🥁⁠ ⁠ 🥁 Dukundekawa Musasa @dukundekawa_rw has j
Meet Clarisse, the lab manager for Kopakama Cooperative @kopakamacoffee in Western Province, Rutsiro district 🇷🇼.⁠ ⁠ Since meeting Clarisse last year during our visit to Rwanda, she has grown with support from the Ejo Heza women's group and Kensaku

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