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Origin Trip to Rwanda & Kungahara

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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
While in Rwanda last month, Ruth Ann caught up with Kensaku, a Japanese volunteer she met for the first time during her 2024 trip to Rwanda.⁠ ⁠ Kensaku @kage_kensaku, who goes by "Kenny," is a @jica_cup2project volunteer with the Japan Inte
While visiting the Kungahara women's group and their parent cooperative Bwishaza in the West, Rutsiro district of Rwanda last month, we learned about both their challenges and their accomplishments.⁠ ⁠ The women were especially excited to share how A
Enjoy more of Ruth Ann and Shaa’ista’s @shybrownsb Instagram Live replay from their conversation in April.⁠ ⁠ We’ve divided the Instagram Live replay into individual questions and answers, which we’ll be posting here throughou
Had a great time today volunteering at Michigan’s 3rd Annual Roast Retreat hosted by @washedupcoffee! We connected with so many Michigan coffee lovers, coffee shops and our coffee roaster partners! The Michigan coffee scene is thriving! #cof
If you missed Ruth Ann and Shaa’ista’s @shybrownsb Instagram Live in April, we’ve provided an easy way for you to enjoy the discussion!⁠ ⁠ We’ve divided the replay into individual questions and answers, which we’ll be po
During our trip to Rwanda last month, we visited the Kopakama Cooperative @kopakamacoffee dry mill located in Rubengera, Rwanda, specifically in the Karongi district.⁠ ⁠ This is where the Ejo Heza women's coffee producer group has their coffee proces
Happy Independence Day to all our roaster partners in the US.⁠ ⁠ #forthofjuly #july4 #julyfourth #specialtycoffee

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