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Brazil Paineira Rosa
Grower: Monte Carmelo, Sarava
Cultivar: Mondo Novo, Bourbon, Caturra
Region: Cerrado, Minas Gerais; Chapada, Bahia
Altitude: 1300 - 1550 MASL
Process: Natural: Pulped Natural

Honduras Finca Liquidambar
Grower: Roberto Rene González
Cultivar: Bourbon, Catuai, and Pacas
Region: Guascotoro, San José, La Paz, Honduras
Altitude: 1510 masl
Process: Pulped natural (Honey) and dried inside solar dryers that provide protection from the rain
We are happy to be buying coffee from Kivubelt again. HONDURAS FTO FINCA LIQUIDAMBAR YELLOW HONEY GRAINPRO is produced by Roberto Rene González and milled as a single farm micro-lot at RAOS (Cooperativa Regional de Agricultores Orgánicos de la Sierra) where Roberto is a member and the general manager. Roberto and his family own a 37 acre farm called Finca Liquidámbar located in the community of Guascotoro within the municipality of San Jose in the department of La Paz, Honduras. Roberto was one of the first in his community to earn a university degree. After graduating with a degree in business management, Roberto returned home to manage RAOS and to help his family run the coffee farm. Roberto is currently working to get 19 acres of his farm formally recognized as a biological reserve. The goal is for the reserve to become a destination for tourism in the area. Finca Liquidámbar provides year-round employment to 7 people and another 30 people during the harvest. Roberto, his wife Odalma and their two children partner with local schools and local organizations for road improvements and youth activities.

Rwanda Jarama Kivubelt Cyiya
Grower: Kivubelt Coffee | Furaha Umwizey
Cultivar: Bourbon
Region: Gihombo Sector, Western Province, Nyamasheke District, Rwanda
Altitude: 1700-1900 masl
Process: Fully washed and dried on raised beds
2023 is the third year we are purchasing from Kivubelt Coffee. Rwanda Kivubelt Murundo is sourced from family-owned farms organized around Kivubelt Coffee, which owns several farms and a mill located in the Nyamasheke district of Rwanda. Furaha Umwizey, who was born and raised in Rwanda, established Kivubelt in 2008 after returning from Switzerland where she earned her master's degree in economics. Kivubelt currently cultivates coffee on three farms and also sources coffee from 600 neighbouring small producers, who deliver cherry to the Murundo mill where the coffee is depulped, fermented, washed and dried. Kivubelt helps local producers improve quality and returns profits directly to the producers who deliver coffee to the Murundo mill. Furaha has also dedicated Kivubelt’s earnings to funding healthcare for more than 200 local residents.