100% decaffeinated coffee. Processed using the Swiss Water decaffeination method.
About the farmer(s)
Nyampinga Womens Cooperative
— Ewanda
This coffee is produced by the Nyampinga Woomens Cooperative in Southern Rwanda. The 238-member cooperative owns & operates its own washing station, where coffee is de-pulped, fermented, washed & dried on raised African beds. The coffee is carefully hand-sorted at every step.
Nyampinga is part of the Sustainable Growers program, which provides training in agronomy, marketing & quality control.
region Rusenge
farm/farmer Small-holder
altitude 1760 meters
crop 2023
cultivar Red Bourbon
process Washed
Bourbon is a natural mutation of Typica originating from La Réunion {until 1848 known as Île Bourbon}. The coffee was planted in 1708 by the French who acquired seeds from the Dutch, who in turn acquired them from Yemen. Colour of the cherries is due to a recessive gene, they can be either pink, yellow, orange or like this offering, red when ripe. Bourbon is 1/3rd more productive than Typica.
Nyampinga co-op member harvesting cherries.
Sorting coffee under shade.
Coffee drying on raised African beds at Nyampinga washing Station.
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