Uganda MT Elgon
This incredible speciality coffee is produced in an ethical way to improve Farmers income and livelihood. The specially selected coffee cherries are naturally fermented in anaerobic conditions.
Farm
Mt Elgon
Preparation
Anaerobic Washed
Variety
SL14, SL28, Nyasaland
Country
Uganda
Tasting notes
Roasted almonds, lime, brown Sugar, hazelnut
The Coffee Gardens was established in 2017 with the goal of producing incredible specialty coffee in an ethical way, offering a transparent and direct link between coffee farmers and coffee consumers. At the start of the 2022 season they dismantled their old washing station and rebuilt it a new site to be bale to expand their capacity and produce more coffee.
The Coffee Gardens Project has been established with many purposes, such as to improve farmers income and livelihoods, create and provide rural employment, promote gender equality, increase transparency and traceability throughout the supply chain, promote and work on enviromental protection in the area and provide farmer training in Good Agricultural Practises (GAP).
The Coffee Gardens also incentivise and reward farmers through a number of different monetary and non-monetary ways. These include post-season bonuses, additional income-generating and employment opportunities, tree distribution and a range of all-year-round training programs. The Coffee Gardens is transparent with their partner farmers about buying policy and prices, providing each registered farmer with a contract and a buying-record book, communicating any price changes via SMS to registered farmers, and providing receipts for every transaction.
The coffee in this micro-lot is produced by the farmers on the mountain above The Coffee Gardens washing station. The farmers bring the coffee cherries down to the processing station themselves, earning extra income.
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