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April 24- 27, 2025 SCA Expo in Houston, TX Visit us at Roaster Village booth #35

April 25 @ Expo

Lecture: Ruth Ann co-presents on a panel “Promoting Wealth for Women: The Macro Impact of Microfinance”. 10:15 - 11:15am, Rm 360ABC, Level 3

April 26 @ Expo

Producer Interview with Ernest Nshimyimana, Managing Director, Dukundekawa Musasa cooperative in Rwanda. Learn about their achievements and the Rambagirakawa women’s group. 11:00 - 11:20am - RV booth #35

April 26 @ Expo

Kungahara Tasting Hour

ONE Rwandan, women-grown coffee processed THREE different ways: washed, natural and carbonic maceration. Taste them all! 2:00 pm at our RV booth #35

Jun. 18 - Jul 1, 2025

Ruth Ann in Rwanda - cupping at our partner cooperatives

Oct. 2-3, 2025

Roast Summit in Portland, OR

Artisan is a proud sponsor of this two day event for roasting and sharing with other roasters. REGISTER TODAY!

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Dec 2024: Voices of our Producers: Interviews with Women

Aug 2024: Sabbath Roaster’s Generous Gesture

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

Mar. 13, 2024: Getting Ready for Expo in Chicago!

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The cherries at Kopakama Cooperative @kopakamacoffee Western Province, Rutsiro district, Mushubati sector in Rwanda 🇷🇼 are looking beautiful and the women of Ejo Heza are busy sorting.⁠ ⁠ The women of Ejo Heza manage a communal plot of coffee trees
Hats off to Red Rooster Coffee @redroostercoffeeroaster in Floyd, VA for earning 95 points for their Rwanda Kungahara Carbonic Maceration in the April issue of Coffee Review @coffeereview! 🏅⁠ ⁠ "Brightly sweet, richly tart, deep-toned," re
HAPPENING NOW!⁠ ⁠ At our Roasters Village Booth (number 35). ⁠ ⁠ Best of Rwanda Head Judge Rachel Apple @racheljapple is guest brewing our Rwanda microlots! Drop by and say "hi!"⁠ ⁠ At noon, Casey Routledge of Madcap Coffee Roasters @madcap
It's the last day of the last SCA Expo, and we have some great coffee planned for our Roasters Village booth (number 35)!⁠ ⁠ All day, we'll be serving:⁠ ⁠ ☕ Kungahara Women's Group: A carbonic process Bourbon from the Bwishwaza Cooperative in Rwanda
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's like 25-50 countries have learned a common language. And now they've snapped their fingers and it's gone. It's dehumanizing when you feel you can no longer speak." ~Phyllis Johnson, founder of BD Imports and the
Good morning coffee people!⁠ ⁠ Artisan Coffee Importers booth (Roasters Village 35) will be busy all day with special coffee tastings of our Ethiopia & Rwanda microlots, guest brewers, guest roasters and producer interviews!⁠ ⁠ Here's today's sch

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