{"title":"Organic","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"39591","title":"UGANDA FT-FLO ORGANIC FRIENDS OF MOTHERS WOMEN'S COFFEE A+ - 39591 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sourcing Details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Want to support women in coffee? This lot was produced from a women’s collective called Friends of Mothers, which was established in 2015.  The group has 500 members with farms in the Mbale District on the slopes of Mount Elgon.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;During the harvest, each producer meticulously picks ripe cherries, sorts by hand and floats the cherry to remove damaged and less dense coffee.  Next the producer uses their own micro-mill to depulp, ferment, wash and dry the coffee before delivering it to the Friends of Mothers warehouse.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\nFriends of Mothers has its own dry mill facility, which features a fully staffed cupping lab to ensure traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process.  Friends of Mothers manages the certification process and also helps train producers on best organic practices, which includes using materials like coffee pulp to make organic fertilizers creating an abundant source of plant nutrition that ensures better yields and quality.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217448587452,"sku":"3427097000052162393","price":626.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-6cb04ac534d33f89a434aa71747e0d52f52d1524ea152865d5f65540037470da.jpg?v=1789896051"},{"product_id":"39590","title":"UGANDA FT-FLO ORGANIC FRIENDS OF MOTHERS WOMEN'S COFFEE A+ - 39590 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT SEAFORTH","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sourcing Details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Want to support women in coffee? This lot was produced from a women’s collective called Friends of Mothers, which was established in 2015.\u0026amp;nbsp; The group has 500 members with farms in the Mbale District on the slopes of Mount Elgon.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;During the harvest, each producer meticulously picks ripe cherries, sorts by hand and floats the cherry to remove damaged and less dense coffee.\u0026amp;nbsp; Next the producer uses their own micro-mill to depulp, ferment, wash and dry the coffee before delivering it to the Friends of Mothers warehouse.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\nFriends of Mothers has its own dry mill facility, which features a fully staffed cupping lab to ensure traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026amp;nbsp;Friends of Mothers manages the certification process and also helps train producers on best organic practices, which includes using materials like coffee pulp to make organic fertilizers creating an abundant source of plant nutrition that ensures better yields and quality.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217449865404,"sku":"3427097000052165276","price":629.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-6cb04ac534d33f89a434aa71747e0d52f52d1524ea152865d5f65540037470da.jpg?v=1789896051"},{"product_id":"37789","title":"SUMATRA FT-FLO ORGANIC KOKOWAGAYO WOMEN'S COOPERATIVE GRADE 1 - 37789 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Tawar and the central city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs. Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth.  Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life.  Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gayo Women’s Cooperative is a small producer group with members spread throughout 8 different villages in Bener Meriah, a broad district that encompasses the mountains along the north shore of Lake Tawar. The group began with 226 members in 2014, and has slowly grown since.  \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra’s smallholder coffee is a complicated process. Notably, processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different parties before reaching its final, fully-dried, state.  Coffee farms in Aceh average 0.5-2 hectares each (even smaller for this group, where farms range from 0.5-1 hectares). Every village with cooperative members has a collector (or more) who receives fresh-picked cherry for washed processing each day, depulping the coffee at their home. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Once a batch of coffee has been depulped, fermented overnight, washed clean, and then sun-dried to the touch, each collector then delivers the batch to the cooperative’s central mill.  Here the coffee is mechanically hulled of its parchment, leaving behind just the soft, high-moisture coffee bean (thus earning the term “wet-hulled”), all of which is spread out on large patios to continue drying, from 40% moisture down to about 18%.  From here the green coffee is bulked and transported again for final drying, where it will reach 13% before being packaged for export.  Each handoff is orchestrated by the cooperative, and the members’ coffee is traced throughout each step of the chain.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gayo Women’s Cooperative, along with many local industries in the region, identifies itself as “Gayo”, after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmer members.  Regional coffee distinctions in the northern provinces of Sumatra tend to be based on regional ethnicity, rather than geography itself, which unfortunately has muddled the island’s traceability over time. “Mandheling” for example, is a broad label for a widespread cultural group in Sumatra and Malaysia and subsequently the broadest coffee trading term, applying to almost any chosen blend of wet-hulled coffees from across the northern half of the island, from generic lots to highly traceable ones like this one. These terms are malleable, and it is often difficult to pinpoint a coffee’s exact origin without direct partnerships that allow buyers to trace the entire value chain themselves. So, it is helpful to work with exporters with a local supply chain, who themselves operate in the highlands and are personally invested in their community’s success. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217453174972,"sku":"3427097000045015045","price":738.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-68190714ddd8c901d97963aa9ba5f5791062d70b876afa4eec0b77d9f8e499a1.jpg?v=1789893020"},{"product_id":"38665","title":"HONDURAS FT-FLO ORGANIC APROCOMSA NATURAL SHG EP - 38665 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT SEAFORTH","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sourcing Details:\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Here is one of those rare opportunities where all that is good about coffee intersect.  Simply a trifecta of: organic farm management practices; traceable to producers in the Marcala region, a protected designation of origin (DENOMINACION DE ORIGEN CAFE DE MARCALA); and a meticulous post-harvest standard of hand sorting cherry, cherry floating to remove less dense and damaged beans, proper fermentation, and long drying times.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Cooperative Activities:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;It starts with a concept called Finca Humana (the Human Farm) at Asociación de Productores Orgánicos Café Organico Marcala, S.A. (APROCOMSA), where the wellbeing of humans is the core objective and educating more than 1,500 producer-members to successfully live in harmony with nature is everywhere.  At La Fortaleza, the APROCOMSA biodynamic demonstration farm, the focus of transferring knowledge takes place through week-long seminars called Pata de Chucho (pawprints left by a stray dog), which aptly reveals APROCOMSA’s dogged exploration for human productivity in harmony with nature.  The trailblazing ideas for using organic matter to productively cultivate high quality coffee is only a sliver of what APROCOMSA teaches about the power of nature through the Finca Humana philosophy.  APROCOMSA dedicates funding from the proceeds of coffee sales to run a cutting edge International school dedicated to filling children’s minds with possibility, and training them to be the future leaders of Finca Humana.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;This particular lot is a natural process carried out at APROCOMSA’s centralized wet-mill dedicated to process organic lots.  After farmers meticulously harvest ripe cherries and deliver them to APROCOMSA, the post harvest process begins by floating cherries to eliminate under ripe and damaged coffee.  The water is recycled several times to ensure conservation of water.  Next the cherries are placed on patios and elevated tables to 11 percent moisture and then stored until preparation for export.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\nAPROCOMSA’s dry-mill facility is also located in Marcala where dried coffee is received, cupped and selected for export. Coffee is hulled and sorted by density and color in preparation for export.  APROCOMSA has a fully equipped cupping lab and several Q graders who check the quality prior to shipping.  APROCOMSA’s preparation ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for producers.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217460416700,"sku":"3427097000048704162","price":777.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/HONDURAS-FT-FLO-ORGANIC-APROCOMSA-NATURAL-SHG-EPback_633e7537-1998-4bca-ab88-6bf4a7fc95c3.jpg?v=1787859186"},{"product_id":"37996","title":"GUATEMALA ORGANIC SHB EP - 37996 - Ecotact Bags - SPOT COMIDWEST","description":"Most look to western Guatemala for coffee, but there is something exciting to offer from the heart of the country. Guatemala Organic is sourced from several different organic certified cooperatives located in different departments of Guatemala. Coffee regions have thousands of indigenous communities where coffee has been cultivated for generations on small farms that average 3 acres in size. Producers process their harvest with their own micro-mill, which allows for meticulous care in cherry selection, depulping, fermenting, and drying the coffee.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThey have also organized themselves into cooperatives to overcome the obstacles they face in a rugged and isolated coffee regions of Guatemala. The cooperatives provide centralized warehouses to store dried parchment until it is time to move the coffee across the country along rough roads to Guatemala City where the coffee is prepared for export. Through cooperatives, the producers have combined their efforts to gain technical assistance for managing their farms with the best organic practices and learned new strategies to protect their farms from the impact of climate change and focus on strategies to improve quality. Using materials, like coffee pulp, to make organic fertilizers has helped reduce the transportation costs associated with purchasing fertilizer from afar, and at the same time, creates an abundant source of fertilizer that ensures better yields and quality.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217651847356,"sku":"3427097000045569358","price":786.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/santagregoriaback_4a4322d4-a35a-4084-92f5-f2845cdf0d30.jpg?v=1788215952"},{"product_id":"40218","title":"MEXICO FT-FLO ORGANIC ALTO DE CHIAPAS SHG EP - 40218 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Everest in Chiapas comes to mind when looking for words to describe organic certified coffees from Chiapas.  And even though Chiapas has coffee production reaching an impressive 1800 meters above sea level near the El Triunfo biosphere reserve, we're not talking about elevation when we say Everest.  Rather, the reference is to the level of difficulty in cultivating heirloom varieties using organic practices despite the devastating toll of leaf rust throughout Mexico. Getting our hands on some of the best coffee from Chiapas Is no accident. Rather, results come from a complex and meaningful supply chain.  At the top, organizations like Impacto Transformador and Sinapsis look to create solutions, like access to credit and international markets, for thousands of coffee farmers who struggle to make a living wage with just a few acres of land for coffee production.  Throughout dozens communities in the southern end of the Sierra Madre mountain range, each producer processes coffee with their own micro-mill and dry the coffee in the sun on patios before transporting the coffee in parchment to a centrally located dry mill facility where the coffee is prepared for export. With smaller farms, production of organic compost is an achievable and cost effective means of maintaining proper plant nutrition.  These organic practices also  provide a protective buffer for precious plant  and bird species that make their home in biosphere reserves like  Montes Azules and El Triunfo.  This particular lot comes from a collaboration between Impacto Transformador and a community based cooperative called Enjambre Cafetalero, which has 172 members cultivating coffee near the border of Guatemala in a municipality called Amatenango de la Frontera.  The collaboration has helped provide logistical support for transporting and preparing coffee for export, and is also helping farmers with technical support for achieving improved farm management practices and navigating the organic certification process.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217673998524,"sku":"3427097000053270028","price":773.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/MEXICO-FT-ORGANIC-ALTO-DE-CHIAPAS-SHG-EPback.jpg?v=1788198656"},{"product_id":"37981","title":"GUATEMALA ORGANIC SHB EP - 37981 - Ecotact Bags - SPOT COMIDWEST","description":"Most look to western Guatemala for coffee, but there is something exciting to offer from the heart of the country. Guatemala Organic is sourced from several different organic certified cooperatives located in different departments of Guatemala. 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Using materials, like coffee pulp, to make organic fertilizers has helped reduce the transportation costs associated with purchasing fertilizer from afar, and at the same time, creates an abundant source of fertilizer that ensures better yields and quality.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46218281582780,"sku":"3427097000045569222","price":784.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/santagregoriaback_7a2de8f3-b734-42e3-a7c3-1f741d07c602.jpg?v=1787870697"},{"product_id":"40633","title":"SUMATRA FT-FLO ORGANIC GAYO HIGHLAND IKA MANDHELING GRADE 1 - 40633 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition runs deep in the Central Aceh regency on the island of \u0026lt;span class=\"markw6ng6oy8l\"\u0026gt;Sumatra\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, renowned for cup profiles and the classic Indonesian style of coffee cultivation and processing.  Coffee is cultivated and harvested from farms that average less than 3 acres in size.  Producers belong to the Gayonese ethnic group and maintain a traditional village lifestyle that includes houses that resemble ships. Seventy percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Each producer carefully sorts their harvested cherries and delivers them to a centralized mill to be depulped  and fermented overnight. Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the parchment covered beans.  Next the coffee takes a detour from the conventional path of processing in other origins, wherein, the coffee parchment is removed while the coffee still has a high moisture content.  This wet-hulling process, called Giling Basah in the Indonesian language, leaves the coffee bean exposed while drying on patios to a moisture percentage acceptable for export.  This Indonesian processing method gives the bean its unique bluish color and the hallmark Indonesian profile.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;With Indonesian coffees, half the battle is overcoming logistical challenges like rugged roads and unpredictable torrents of rain.  PT. Ihtiyeri Keti Ara (PT. \u0026lt;span class=\"markw2dxxg59s\"\u0026gt;IKA\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;), with more than 900 coffee producing partners, takes on an important role of organizing local warehouses and transportation so farmers can overcome these challenges.  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While many are familiar with Huehuetenango and the reputation of the coffee region, few have ventured to this isolated corner of Guatemala. Royal has gone many times over the years and we are proud to have been the first to import Fair Trade certified coffee from Asociación Barillense de Agricultores (ASOBAGRI).\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"\u0026gt;The spectacularly rugged terrain has served to preserve the indigenous heritage, distinct clothing, and dialects that can vary from one mountain ridge to the next. In this cultural oasis, ASOBAGRI has become an important bridge to the international coffee community. This cooperative is simply one of the most sophisticated and well organized in the world. With more than 1,400 members, spread across 80 communities, who cultivate and harvest their own coffee on small farms with their own micro-mills, ASOBAGRI has the enormous task of providing training and technical support that is appropriately tailored to the needs of the members. Strategies like using coffee pulp to make organic fertilizers reduces the transportation costs associated with purchasing fertilizer from afar, and at the same time, creates an abundant source of organic plant nutrition that ensures better yields and quality. Drying practices are also exquisitely uniform among members who use mobile raised beds that can be stacked and covered at night to protect the coffee and then unstacked and spread out during the day to dry the coffee in the sun. 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This is the Oaxacan coffee growing region where the Sierra Madre del Sur coastal mountain range is peppered with small family farms, each consisting of just a few acres of land. Nearly forty percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nProducers here continue to identify with their indigenous roots using organic practices to manage their farms and protect their environment. They harvest cherries, then depulp, ferment, wash, and dry the coffee using their own micro-mills. While these producers are their own architects, designing farm management and post-harvest solutions to fit their needs, they need strong alliances to bring their coffee to the international market and earn fair prices. In Oaxaca, more than 4,000 producers from 134 communities and 45 producer associations have consolidated their efforts into an umbrella cooperative called Coordinadora Estatal de Productores de Café del Estado de Oaxaca (CEPCO), which carries out activities that are often overlooked but crucial to small producers. For example, CEPCO has helped producers gain access to credit and certifications. CEPCO has also led the leaf rust recovery effort, helping thousands of producers renovate their farms and increase their production of organic fertilizers. Investments for basic infrastructure needs, like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and dry-mill facilities are also coordinated through CEPCO. Their collective efforts have established higher prices and more producer income to support best agricultural practices and an improved livelihood.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46224659087548,"sku":"3427097000053876167","price":815.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-73b62ea1e316dcdad79292fb57b8229a31fe860c35575ef08c960659b2499ccb.jpg?v=1789900353"},{"product_id":"40421","title":"MEXICO FT-FLO ORGANIC OAXACA CEPCO ALTURA HG EP - 40421 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Imagine starting at sea level in the popular Mexican beach destination of Puerto Escondido and traveling along progressively steeper and curvier roads through villages, where the local population still wears traditional indigenous clothing, eventually arriving at a lush tropical forest intercropped with coffee, bananas, corn, beans, fruit trees, and views of the Pacific Ocean in the distance below. This is the Oaxacan coffee growing region where the Sierra Madre del Sur coastal mountain range is peppered with small family farms, each consisting of just a few acres of land. Nearly forty percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nProducers here continue to identify with their indigenous roots using organic practices to manage their farms and protect their environment. They harvest cherries, then depulp, ferment, wash, and dry the coffee using their own micro-mills. While these producers are their own architects, designing farm management and post-harvest solutions to fit their needs, they need strong alliances to bring their coffee to the international market and earn fair prices. In Oaxaca, more than 4,000 producers from 134 communities and 45 producer associations have consolidated their efforts into an umbrella cooperative called Coordinadora Estatal de Productores de Café del Estado de Oaxaca (CEPCO), which carries out activities that are often overlooked but crucial to small producers. For example, CEPCO has helped producers gain access to credit and certifications. CEPCO has also led the leaf rust recovery effort, helping thousands of producers renovate their farms and increase their production of organic fertilizers. Investments for basic infrastructure needs, like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and dry-mill facilities are also coordinated through CEPCO. Their collective efforts have established higher prices and more producer income to support best agricultural practices and an improved livelihood.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46224659120316,"sku":"3427097000053876173","price":818.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-73b62ea1e316dcdad79292fb57b8229a31fe860c35575ef08c960659b2499ccb.jpg?v=1789900353"},{"product_id":"39790","title":"COLOMBIA ORGANIC HUILA FLORESCENCIA WOMENS COFFEE - 39790 - 70.3 kg GrainPro Bags - SPOT SEAFORTH","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sourcing Details:\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Want to support women in coffee? 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During the harvest, each producer follows a strict protocol which includes picking cherries at optimum ripeness, hand sorting, floating to remove damaged and undeveloped beans, depulping and fermenting for prolonged periods of up to 70 hours.  After fermentation, the parchment covered seed is washed and placed on patios or raised beds to slowly dry to 11%.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\nAn export company called Mastercol provides crucial logistical support for things like warehousing and milling coffee for export to the international market, which provides better income for everyone to reinvest in their farms and strengthen their families’ livelihoods.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46224685662396,"sku":"3427097000052393428","price":754.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/colorghuilaasopcafagpback_17c58b1d-a8d2-4c80-b85b-08ccd710a149.jpg?v=1788209899"},{"product_id":"40665","title":"DECAF PERU FT-FLO ORGANIC CECANOR ROYAL SELECT WATER PROCESS - 40665 - November 2026 Delivery - RCWHSE","description":"DECAF PERU FT-FLO\/USA ORGANIC CECANOR ROYAL SELECT WATER PROCESS is curated from lots that the Royal team has selected based on cup profile, physical preparation, and potential to express excellently once decaffeinated. 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Coffees from this district, much closer to Guji zone than the rest of Gedeo, are often the most explosive cup profiles we see from anywhere in Ethiopia. Naturals tend to have perfume-like volatiles, and fully washed lots are often sparklingly clean and fruit candy-like in structure.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Gedeb district is a remote but impressively industrious area for coffee production. Half of its territory is planted with coffee. The city of Gedeb itself is a is a bustling outpost that links commerce between the Guji and Gedeo Zones, with an expansive network of processing stations who buy cherry from across zone borders. 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Coffee is depulped and fermented overnight in open tanks, and then washed clean and soaked in fresh water before being transferred to the raised drying tables. The parchment coffee dries in the sun for an average of 2 weeks, after which it is brought into the local warehouse for storage, prior to being transported to Addis Ababa for final dry milling and export.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;In the past, the Worka cooperative encapsulated a large share of this area’s farmers. 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Coffees from this district, much closer to Guji zone than the rest of Gedeo, are often the most explosive cup profiles we see from anywhere in Ethiopia. Naturals tend to have perfume-like volatiles, and fully washed lots are often sparklingly clean and fruit candy-like in structure.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Gedeb district is a remote but impressively industrious area for coffee production. Half of its territory is planted with coffee. The city of Gedeb itself is a is a bustling outpost that links commerce between the Guji and Gedeo Zones, with an expansive network of processing stations who buy cherry from across zone borders. The communities surrounding Gedeb reach some of the highest growing elevations for coffee in the world and are a truly enchanting part of the landscape. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Worka Cooperative and Processing\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Worka was established in 2006, only a few years after YCFCU itself was founded. The cooperative began with 210 member farmers; today there are over 1,400 farmers spanning 2,500 hectares of coffee production—just under 2 hectares apiece on average, although occasionally farms can be 10 hectares or more. These are quintessential Gedeo family farms: small and forested, whose production is often divided between spacious, lofty coffee trees, other fruits or legumes, and \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;enset\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, a fruitless cousin of the banana plant whose pulp is packed into cakes, fermented underground, and then toasted as a staple starch. This common pair of crops satisfies unique and separate needs: coffee for economic livelihood; and enset for nutrition.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Washed coffee is produced very straightforwardly at the coop. Cherry is picked daily during harvest and delivered to the coop by individual farmers. All cherry is sorted on arrival for imperfections and uniform ripeness. Coffee is depulped and fermented overnight in open tanks, and then washed clean and soaked in fresh water before being transferred to the raised drying tables. The parchment coffee dries in the sun for an average of 2 weeks, after which it is brought into the local warehouse for storage, prior to being transported to Addis Ababa for final dry milling and export.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;In the past, the Worka cooperative encapsulated a large share of this area’s farmers. 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Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth.  Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life.  Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gayo Women’s Cooperative is a small producer group with members spread throughout 8 different villages in Bener Meriah, a broad district that encompasses the mountains along the north shore of Lake Tawar. The group began with 226 members in 2014, and has slowly grown since.  \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra’s smallholder coffee is a complicated process. Notably, processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different parties before reaching its final, fully-dried, state.  Coffee farms in Aceh average 0.5-2 hectares each (even smaller for this group, where farms range from 0.5-1 hectares). Every village with cooperative members has a collector (or more) who receives fresh-picked cherry for washed processing each day, depulping the coffee at their home. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Once a batch of coffee has been depulped, fermented overnight, washed clean, and then sun-dried to the touch, each collector then delivers the batch to the cooperative’s central mill.  Here the coffee is mechanically hulled of its parchment, leaving behind just the soft, high-moisture coffee bean (thus earning the term “wet-hulled”), all of which is spread out on large patios to continue drying, from 40% moisture down to about 18%.  From here the green coffee is bulked and transported again for final drying, where it will reach 13% before being packaged for export.  Each handoff is orchestrated by the cooperative, and the members’ coffee is traced throughout each step of the chain.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gayo Women’s Cooperative, along with many local industries in the region, identifies itself as “Gayo”, after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmer members.  Regional coffee distinctions in the northern provinces of Sumatra tend to be based on regional ethnicity, rather than geography itself, which unfortunately has muddled the island’s traceability over time. “Mandheling” for example, is a broad label for a widespread cultural group in Sumatra and Malaysia and subsequently the broadest coffee trading term, applying to almost any chosen blend of wet-hulled coffees from across the northern half of the island, from generic lots to highly traceable ones like this one. These terms are malleable, and it is often difficult to pinpoint a coffee’s exact origin without direct partnerships that allow buyers to trace the entire value chain themselves. So, it is helpful to work with exporters with a local supply chain, who themselves operate in the highlands and are personally invested in their community’s success. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46234475135164,"sku":"3427097000045015056","price":742.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-68190714ddd8c901d97963aa9ba5f5791062d70b876afa4eec0b77d9f8e499a1.jpg?v=1789893020"},{"product_id":"39335","title":"SUMATRA ORGANIC TAKENGON ATU LINTANG IKA MANDHELING GRADE 1 - 39335 - SPOT COMIDWEST","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The KKGO cooperative has farmers throughout the highlands surrounding Sumatra’s Lake Tawar. We often get high-grade coffees from this group, often hailing from specific sub-regions and communities. This is a lighter and brighter delivery than most, from the Atu Lintang area, a small area southwest of the lake and part of the vast Aceh Tengah Regency.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Welcome to Aceh\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Tawar and the central city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs. Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth. Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life. Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;KKGO and the Gayo Identity\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Koperasi Kopi Gayo Organic (KKGO) is a cooperative of 1,358 farmers. Members average 1 hectare each and are spread across the hillsides of the Bener Meriah and Aceh Tengah Regencies, which together circle the immediate highland ranges north and south of Lake Tawar. The cooperative, along with many local industries in the region, identifies itself as “Gayo”, after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmer members. KKGO was founded in 2006 and currently mills and exports through nearby PT Ihtiyeri Keti Ara, a family-owned company with whom Royal has worked for the past 20 years.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional coffee distinctions in the northern provinces of Sumatra are interestingly all based on human ethnicity, rather than geography itself. “Mandheling” for example, is a broad label for a widespread cultural group in Sumatra and Malaysia and subsequently the broadest coffee trading term, applying to almost any chosen blend of wet-hulled coffees from across the northern half of the island. “Batak” is a Mandheling sub-ethnicity based around Lake Toba and considered a regional coffee pedigree unto itself, and often marketed as such. These terms are malleable, and it is often difficult to pinpoint a coffee’s exact origin without direct partnerships that allow buyers to trace the entire value chain themselves. “Gayo” is another such sub-ethnicity, which continues to have a very strong identity locally in Aceh, often appearing on exports, restaurants, and clothing stores in the region that cater to Gayonese traditional designs.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;How Wet-Hulling Works\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra’s smallholder coffee is a complicated process, thanks in large part to Aceh’s very small farm sizes and consistently humid and drizzly climate that makes prolonged parchment drying impractical to do. Processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different hands before reaching its final, fully-dried, state.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;KKGO follows the local processing customs closely, beginning with farmers picking cherry and selling to local collectors. Collectors aggregate cherry from their local neighborhoods and deliver to processors. Processors then float cherry for density, depulp, and ferment the fresh parchment overnight. The following morning the fermented parchment is washed clean with spring water and spread out on tarps to dry directly in the sun. After the parchment is dry to the touch, often only a matter of hours depending on the time of day, it is transferred again to a local miller, who mechanically hulls the parchment from around the coffee seed, which is notably still has a moisture content close to 40% at this time (thus earning the coffee its “wet-hulled” label). The miller will proceed to continue drying the wet, naked coffee seeds on tarps under the direct sun. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Final dry milling is done by PT Ihtiyeri Keti Ara, a local miller in Takengon and an old supplier of Royal’s. Their location means containers are filled, sealed, and exported directly from the highlands with minimal time in Sumatra’s humid port city of Medan—in our experience an extremely key step for retaining quality in Aceh’s coffee.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46234477002940,"sku":"3427097000051539006","price":744.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-404e7568b2e3d98282d3d04b8bc97ef254cef8967024f86b6a6a53c059328d40.jpg?v=1789864931"},{"product_id":"39947","title":"ETHIOPIA SIDAMO 4 NATURAL FT-FLO\/USA ORGANIC OROMIA - 39947 - ETA: Sep 27, 2026 - SEAFORTH","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Oromia \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;R\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;egion\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;al State\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; is Ethiopia’s largest, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;including more than 110,000 square miles and 35 million people. 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Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gayo Women’s Cooperative is a small producer group with members spread throughout 8 different villages in Bener Meriah, a broad district that encompasses the mountains along the north shore of Lake Tawar. The group began with 226 members in 2014, and has slowly grown since.  \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra’s smallholder coffee is a complicated process. Notably, processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different parties before reaching its final, fully-dried, state.  Coffee farms in Aceh average 0.5-2 hectares each (even smaller for this group, where farms range from 0.5-1 hectares). Every village with cooperative members has a collector (or more) who receives fresh-picked cherry for washed processing each day, depulping the coffee at their home. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Once a batch of coffee has been depulped, fermented overnight, washed clean, and then sun-dried to the touch, each collector then delivers the batch to the cooperative’s central mill.  Here the coffee is mechanically hulled of its parchment, leaving behind just the soft, high-moisture coffee bean (thus earning the term “wet-hulled”), all of which is spread out on large patios to continue drying, from 40% moisture down to about 18%.  From here the green coffee is bulked and transported again for final drying, where it will reach 13% before being packaged for export.  Each handoff is orchestrated by the cooperative, and the members’ coffee is traced throughout each step of the chain.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gayo Women’s Cooperative, along with many local industries in the region, identifies itself as “Gayo”, after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmer members.  Regional coffee distinctions in the northern provinces of Sumatra tend to be based on regional ethnicity, rather than geography itself, which unfortunately has muddled the island’s traceability over time. “Mandheling” for example, is a broad label for a widespread cultural group in Sumatra and Malaysia and subsequently the broadest coffee trading term, applying to almost any chosen blend of wet-hulled coffees from across the northern half of the island, from generic lots to highly traceable ones like this one. These terms are malleable, and it is often difficult to pinpoint a coffee’s exact origin without direct partnerships that allow buyers to trace the entire value chain themselves. 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Coffee has had a dominant presence here for decades and the northern departments of Cajamarca, Amazonas, and Piura are well-established in the marketplace for their certified cooperatives representing tens of thousands of smallholder farmers, as well as the high quality potential throughout the region.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Perales Huancaruna (PERHUSA) is a cooperative in northern Peru that manages coffee from farmer associates throughout the region. This specific lot comes to us from a combination of small family-run farms in the Chaupe municipality, near the city of San Igancio, close to the Ecuadorian border. During harvest the farms have minimal, if any, hired labor to assist with picking and land management, all of which is carefully and entirely done by hand. Once picked, coffee is mechanically depulped using a small machine, fermented in an above-ground tank for 24-36 hours, manually scrubbed clean using fresh water, and then dried for about 10 days on small patios, and occasionally raised screen beds. Finally, fully-dried parchment is delivered to one of PERHUSA’s local warehouses for safekeeping and conditioning. From there deliveries are sampled and consolidated by PERHUSA’s quality team or kept separate for traceability or quality reasons.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;In Peru by far the bulk of coffee production comes from small farms owned and managed by people who have for many years followed organic farm management practice attuned to their cultural connection with the land. Producers, like the ones included in this lot, typically cultivate coffee on just a few acres of land intercropped with shade trees, fruits and vegetables. Small producers are often very careful about picking and sorting their cherry prior to depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying the coffee, all on personal equipment and on personal property. 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While many are familiar with Huehuetenango and the reputation of the coffee region, few have ventured to this isolated corner of Guatemala.  Royal has gone many times over the years and we are proud to have been the first to import Fair Trade certified coffee from Asociación Barillense de Agricultores (ASOBAGRI).  \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"\u0026gt;The spectacularly rugged terrain has served to preserve the indigenous heritage, distinct clothing, and dialects that can vary from one mountain ridge to the next.  In this cultural oasis, ASOBAGRI has become an important bridge to the international coffee community.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400\"\u0026gt; This cooperative is simply one of the most sophisticated and well organized in the world.  With more than 1,400 members, spread across 80 communities, who cultivate and harvest their own coffee on small farms with their own micro-mills, ASOBAGRI has the enormous task of providing training and technical support that is appropriately tailored to the needs of the members.  Strategies like using coffee pulp to make organic fertilizers reduces the transportation costs associated with purchasing fertilizer from afar, and at the same time, creates an abundant source of organic plant nutrition that ensures better yields and quality.  Drying practices are also exquisitely uniform among members who use mobile raised beds that can be stacked and covered at night to protect the coffee and then unstacked and spread out during the day to dry the coffee in the sun.  ASOBAGRI also has centralized warehouses to store dried parchment and a cupping lab where producers get immediate feedback.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46271750832316,"sku":"3427097000054449205","price":867.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/asobagrihb_9cb72d9c-28cf-4b5f-8f59-6dcb670b4052.jpg?v=1788217428"},{"product_id":"40393","title":"COLOMBIA ORGANIC HUILA ECOTERRA - 40393 - GrainPro Bags - ETA: Sep 22, 2026 - RCWHSE","description":"We're excited to offer this new product and we're actively working on compiling information on this coffee. 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As conflict has subsided in recent years, locally organized associations have taken the lead in creating market access for producer’s coffee.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Sourcing details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;This traceable blend with a vibrant regional profile comes from an association called Cooperativa Multiactiva de Asociaciones Agropecuarias del Tolima (Multicoop), which has 379 producers with small farms in the municipalities of Planadas, Rioblanco and Chaparral.  Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds.  Their impeccable farm management and post-harvest practices culminate into a clean and consistent blend. 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The estate also boasts near 750 acres of native forest to protect water sources and create natural barriers to protect the coffee trees from wind and erosion. The Dutra family also takes their role as employer very seriously with big investments in a school located at the estate and a health care program for employees and their families.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46280756920508,"sku":"3427097000054552010","price":681.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/BRAZIL-ORGANIC-NATURAL-FAZENDA-DUTRAback_d8af277d-980c-459c-a20a-9c67620de368.jpg?v=1788213760"},{"product_id":"40725","title":"BRAZIL ORGANIC FAZENDA DUTRA NATURAL YELLOW CATUAI 15+ - 40725 - Videplast Bags - Intend Ship: Oct 07, 2026 - SEAFORTH","description":"Minas Gerais is the largest of the three major Brazilian growing regions with six micro-regions, which account for 50 percent of Brazil’s production. 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Royal has been purchasing coffee from CV. Gayo Mandiri for over 10 years. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra's Aceh Province\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Tawar and the central city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth. Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life. Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;CV Gayo Mandiri\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;CV. Gayo Mandiri is a family-operated exporter based in Bener Meriah, a broad district that encompasses the mountains along the north shore of Lake Tawar. Gayo Mandiri works with local cooperatives, operates a central dry mill, and promotes a relationship-based sales model with their buyers. 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Gayo Mandiri regularly distributes farming tools and cash dividends to cooperative members, as well as invests in drying tents for their central operations to reduce the risk of coffee spoilage.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Wet-Hulled Processing \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra’s smallholder supply chain is a complicated process. Notably, processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different parties before reaching its final, fully-dried, state. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Coffee farms in Bener Meriah average 0.5-2 hectares each. 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For the past 2 years the cupping team at Mountain Harvest consistently identified superb qualities from women farmers in the Sipi and Makali communities, which this year is being sold as a microlot for the very first time. The coffee has the raisin and chocolatey sweetness of the greater region but with an increased tart and floral character, with flavors of nectarine, apple juice and hibiscus.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Mountain Harvest is a very progressive producer group in Uganda, investing heavily in their farmers’ equity in the final product, as well as constantly diversifying their cup profiles available to buyers. This, in our experience, is about as good a coffee anyone can find in East Africa that is entirely processed by smallholders themselves at the community level.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Mount Elgon and Mountain Harvest\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Mount Elgon is a massive peak split nearly in two by the border of Uganda and Kenya. The “mountain” itself, now an extinct shield volcano, is more an enormous expanse of successive plateaus that float dramatically above the surrounding valley floor. It is also home to a dense patchwork of farming communities growing some of the best organic coffee in Africa. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Mountain Harvest is a very young and big-thinking group, first established in 2017. The company is dedicated to long-term economic and environmental sustainability for smallholders on Mt. Elgon. These farmers are Uganda’s highest and most diversified coffee growers with incredible quality potential thanks to the climate, soil fertility, and a longstanding culture of land stewardship. Historically, however, farmers on the mountain have struggled to meet specialty standards by processing coffee themselves, most often in tiny amounts on homemade equipment and with little direction.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;In an effort to raise the economic standard in remote coffee-growing Elgon communities, Mountain Harvest began as an impact investing project underwritten by Lutheran World Relief (LWR). It has expanded in just a few years to include farmer education and training, central processing infrastructure, storage facilities throughout the region, detailed quality control, and international marketing. As of this year Mountain Harvest works with 850 individual smallholders across 8 communities on Mt. Elgon, with each farm growing between 600-1,000 coffee trees. Their coffee stands up to the best fully washed Ugandas arabicas we typically taste all year.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Supply Chain\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Mountain Harvest organizes growers by local community. They administer farm management and processing training to calibrate all producers to high specialty standards, and they expedite parchment to their centralized location in Mbale, at the foot of Mt. Elgon. In Mbale, each delivery is cupped against a strict and detailed qualitative and physical grading system and allocated accordingly. A typical smallholder picks coffee daily during harvest, depulps on hand-cranked or generator-powered depulpers, sometimes shared between neighboring households, and ferments overnight in small plastic tubs or nylon sacks. Coffee is then rinsed clean and dried in a thin layer on ground tarps, or, increasingly, raised screens to improve air circulation.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Women's Coffee\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Makali and Sipi are 2 of 8 community zones in which Mountain Harvest works. Women make up 34% of farmers regionally across Mt. Elgon, but in Sipi in particular, on the northern side of the mountain, women make up over 60% of the community. In Sipi there is a local women-led Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) that provides financial literacy training, model farming, and beekeeping. They also have ambitious coffee quality dreams—one of the reasons their members’ qualities caught the attention of Mountain Harvest's QC team. Naturally the women there were very keen to have their coffee marketed on its own, and we certainly felt the quality was deserving of the spotlight.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Makali is far from Sipi, on the mountain's southern slopes, but the strength of this community and solidarity with Mountain Harvest has earned them pilot programs in centralized, community-led processing, as well as a women's coffee program, modeled after that of Sipi. As part of their wholistic farmer investment in Makali, Mountain Harvest distributes beans for cultivation and nitrogen fixation, avocado and macadamia tree seedlings, and honey bee hives. Mountain Harveset has most recently established a microfinance program that gives farmers here access to formal bank accounts—previously denied to them without membership in a larger finance association. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Combined, these two communities offer a delicious microlot unique to Uganda—being both smallholder-produced and from 100% women farmers.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46342164906172,"sku":"3427097000052260105","price":825.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/UGANDA-ORGANIC-MOUNTAIN-HARVEST-WOMEN-OF-MOUNT-ELGONback-scaled_f0d1b2e7-7886-4f99-a721-69c595977540.jpg?v=1786742383"},{"product_id":"39948","title":"ETHIOPIA SIDAMO 4 NATURAL FT-FLO\/USA ORGANIC OROMIA - 39948 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Oromia \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;R\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;egion\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;al State\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; is Ethiopia’s largest, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;including more than 110,000 square miles and 35 million people. It \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;touches the borders of both Kenya to the south and South Sudan to the west, and includes Ethiopia’s \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;massive capital city, Addis Ababa\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, along with 65% of Ethiopia coffee growing territory, as of \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;2014\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; There are a number of famous coffee regions\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; included\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; in\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; full or in part\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;in \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Oromia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;:\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Jimma\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; and\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Illubabor\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; in the west; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Harar to the northeast\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;;\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Arsi\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, bordering \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sidama\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;in the mid-south\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;which produces many similar terroirs\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;; and the \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Guji\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Zone, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;where Royal also works with a diversity of \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;forward-thinking\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;growers and processors.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;T\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;he Oromia Coffee \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Farmers\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Cooperative \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Union \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;(OCFCU)\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; is \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;an umbrella organization \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;established \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;in \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;1999 \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;by 34 individual cooperatives interested in centralizing resources and gaining leverage in the export market\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;As of 2020, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;OCFCU supports \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;more than 400 individual\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; cooperatives\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;--\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;more than \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;400,000 households, by far the largest unionization of farmers in the country. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Premiums from coffee exports are returned directly to farmers, and \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;the union \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;also fund\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;s\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; organic farming programs, mill equipment purchases, and food security programs. OCFCU has established a central cupping lab to support quality control and \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;is \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;a founding shareholder\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; in its\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; members’ bank\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, the Cooperative Bank of Oromia,\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; that provides pre-harvest financing\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;and crop insurance\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;; both resources historically unavailable to rural farmers in Ethiopia. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;OCFCU has been Fairtrade and Organic certified since 2002 and \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;ever since has\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;been\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; one of the world’s largest suppliers of Fairtrade coffee.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46343044890812,"sku":"3427097000052839206","price":738.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/ETHIOPIA-SIDAMO-4-FTO-NATURALback-2_a378466b-cd7d-4653-813c-f065bf83f07d.jpg?v=1788188994"},{"product_id":"39831","title":"SUMATRA ORGANIC TAKENGON JAGONG JEGET IKA MANDHELING GRADE 1 - 39831 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition runs deep in the Central Aceh regency on the island of Sumatra, renowned for cup profiles and the classic Indonesian style of coffee cultivation and processing.  Coffee is cultivated and harvested from farms that average less than 3 acres in size.  Producers belong to the Gayonese ethnic group and maintain a traditional village lifestyle that includes houses that resemble ships. Seventy percent of the producers \u0026lt;span class=\"mark9f13mrbo1\"\u0026gt;ar\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;e women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Each producer carefully sorts their harvested cherries and delivers them to a centralized mill to be depulped  and fermented overnight. Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the parchment covered beans.  Next the coffee takes a detour from the conventional path of processing in other origins, wherein, the coffee parchment is removed while the coffee still has a high moisture content.  This wet-hulling process, called Giling Basah in the Indonesian language, leaves the coffee bean exposed while drying on patios to a moisture percentage acceptable for export.  This Indonesian processing method gives the bean its unique bluish color and the hallmark Indonesian profile.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;With Indonesian coffees, half the battle is overcoming logistical challenges like rugged roads and unpredictable torrents of rain.  PT. Ihtiyeri \u0026lt;span class=\"marklxivlf5l4\"\u0026gt;Keti\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;span class=\"markjzg1glwu6\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span class=\"mark9f13mrbo1\"\u0026gt;Ar\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;a\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; (PT. IKA), with more than 900 coffee producing partners, takes on an important role of organizing local warehouses and transportation so farmers can overcome these challenges.  PT. 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Royal has been purchasing coffee from CV. Gayo Mandiri for over 10 years. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra's Aceh Province\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Tawar and the central city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth. Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life. Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;CV Gayo Mandiri\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;CV. Gayo Mandiri is a family-operated exporter based in Bener Meriah, a broad district that encompasses the mountains along the north shore of Lake Tawar. Gayo Mandiri works with local cooperatives, operates a central dry mill, and promotes a relationship-based sales model with their buyers. Royal has been purchasing coffee from Gayo Mandiri since 2013.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;CV Gayo Mandiri, along with many local industries in the region, identifies itself as “Gayo”, after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmer members. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional coffee nomenclature in Sumatra, especially \"Mandheling\", is malleable, and it is often difficult to pinpoint a coffee’s exact origin without direct partnerships that allow buyers to trace the entire value chain themselves. So, it is helpful to work with exporters that have a local supply chain of their own. Gayo Mandiri operates in the highlands and is personally invested in their community’s success. Gayo Mandiri regularly distributes farming tools and cash dividends to cooperative members, as well as invests in drying tents for their central operations to reduce the risk of coffee spoilage.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Wet-Hulled Processing \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sumatra’s smallholder supply chain is a complicated process. Notably, processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different parties before reaching its final, fully-dried, state. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Coffee farms in Bener Meriah average 0.5-2 hectares each. 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As a coffee terroir, Gedeo, or “Yirgacheffe”, has for decades been considered a benchmark for beauty and complexity in arabica coffee. It’s known for being beguilingly ornate and jasmine-like when fully washed, and seductively punchy and sweet when sundried, and hardly requires an introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKore is in the district of Kochere, one of Gedeo’s largest districts. Private processors here will often attempt to collaborate with select communities to keep the coffee traceable and the terroir focused. In this case, the washing station, managed by Adem Kedir, is called, simply, “Kochere” (and isn’t the only private named after the district). Kedir is a 3rd-generation coffee professional, inheriting knowledge from his grandfather and father. Unlike previous generations, both of whom who worked in Ethiopia’s domestic marketplace, Adem exports coffee all over the world through his company, Ethio Gabana Trading.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAdem’s station works directly with 634 farmers from the Boji, Kore, Buno, Baya, and Reko villages. The majority of these farmers own less than 0.5 hectares of land and typically divide their property between coffee, subsistence crops for the families, and items for the regional markets such as livestock or enset, a fruit-less relative of the banana tree whose pulp is fermented and then toasted as a staple food. Since the majority of these smallholders live below Ethiopia’s poverty line, the quality premiums paid by the Kochere station make a significant difference to the community.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt Kochere, cherry is hand-sorted upon delivery to ensure ripeness and uniformity, depulped, and fermented for up to 72 hours depending on local climate conditions. 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Successful private washing stations like Kochere, then, need to be not only standout quality processors to stay afloat; they must also be excellent business developers with connections and community standing, in order to continue winning the business of farmers and buyers alike, and stay afloat for the long term.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46349652295868,"sku":"3427097000052165341","price":790.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/Ethiopia-Yirgacheffe-2-Washed-gabanaback_050ac399-3700-4cb4-bb39-b112705e665e.jpg?v=1787951347"}],"url":"https:\/\/royalcoffee.com\/collections\/organic.oembed?page=16","provider":"Royal Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}