{"title":"Featured coffees","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"colombia-cauca-la-mayo-copy","title":"Rwanda Natural - Sholi CWS","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ProductMeta__Description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductMeta__Description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFlavor Notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emango, orange blossom, Cabernet \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAltitude: 1800 - 2o00m\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarietal: red bourbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Muhanga District\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcess: natural\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFrom Our Importers:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagebuilder-column-group\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-content-type=\"column-group\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-grid-size=\"12\" data-element=\"main\" data-pb-style=\"RPNMR7S\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagebuilder-column-line\" data-content-type=\"column-line\" data-element=\"main\" data-pb-style=\"OD6BE6B\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagebuilder-column f-left\" data-content-type=\"column\" data-appearance=\"full-height\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-element=\"main\" data-pb-style=\"VHKR4U9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-content-type=\"text\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-element=\"main\" data-pb-style=\"H581SWJ\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis natural-processed lotcomes from the Abateraninkunga ba Sholi Cooperative in the Muhanga district of the Southern Province of Rwanda. The Coop was established in 2008 by 30 women living and growing coffee in the region as a conscious effort to invigorate the local economy. \"Abateraninkunga\" translates to \"mutual assistance\" and aimed to include farmers with similar values to join. Today there are 334 producers, 42% of them women, growing coffee at altitudes of 1800-2000 masl. The Coop became Fair Trade certified in 2015 - the same year they won the Rwanda Cup of Excellence Award. At a washing station that the coop owns collectively, individuals producers bring their self-cultivated coffees to be sorted, processed, and sun-dried on raised beds, following the traditional East African fully washed process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe commercialization of coffee came about gradually in Rwanda and coffee was always produced on smallholder farms. Independence brought some improvement to the coffee infrastructure as the government established more modern and centralizing processing. But this meant the government set the price they would pay for coffee and farmers had no other options. There was no focus on quality because there was no incentive whatsoever. Despite much of the coffee being Bourbon, there was no sorting or grading so all the coffee was commercial grade. Rwanda exported 642,000 bags of coffee in 1993 and 447,000 in 1994. Then, as something of a stark reminder of the genocide, Rwanda exported a mere 22,000 bags in 1995. Today, Rwanda exports only 43% of what it did in 1993, but current exports represent much greater value because for the last 20 years the focus has been on quality rather than quantity, supported by various initiatives of the Rwandan government and international NGOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRwanda’s ideal growing conditions are no longer wasted on poor processing. New washing stations have opened in all coffee growing regions, innovative cupping labs that arrive built into shipping containers, and cooperatives have been established. The vast majority of Rwanda's smallholder farmers grow high-quality Bourbon, well-suited to the high altitudes and volcanic soil of the region. For the last 10 years, Rwandan specialty coffees consistently rank among the finest in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Flight Coffee Co.","offers":[{"title":"12oz","offer_id":45063362019528,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb.","offer_id":45063362052296,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/8309\/files\/sholi_Yirg_Idido_Ukitee-23.jpg?v=1781559729"},{"product_id":"burundi","title":"Burundi Businde","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ProductMeta__Description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ProductMeta__Description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFlavor Notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003echampagne, key lime, pear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAltitude: 1650 - 1800m\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarietal: bourbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: Kayanza\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcess: washed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFrom Our Importers:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"RPNMR7S\" data-element=\"main\" data-grid-size=\"12\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-content-type=\"column-group\" data-background-images=\"{}\" class=\"pagebuilder-column-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"OD6BE6B\" data-element=\"main\" data-content-type=\"column-line\" class=\"pagebuilder-column-line\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"VHKR4U9\" data-element=\"main\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-appearance=\"full-height\" data-content-type=\"column\" class=\"pagebuilder-column f-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"H581SWJ\" data-element=\"main\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-content-type=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded by Matsitsi Zuberi in 2015, Matsitsi Trading focuses on producing high-quality specialty coffee in Burundi. The company operates three washing stations, two in Kayanza province and one in Muyinga province. These stations invest in processing infrastructure and maintain traceability, while contributing to the local communities and sustainability, in the form of wastewater treatment and compost projects from unused coffee pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"RIH8AYP\" data-element=\"main\" data-grid-size=\"12\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-content-type=\"column-group\" data-background-images=\"{}\" class=\"pagebuilder-column-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"IYKFV00\" data-element=\"main\" data-content-type=\"column-line\" class=\"pagebuilder-column-line\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"B198PTB\" data-element=\"main\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-appearance=\"full-height\" data-content-type=\"column\" class=\"pagebuilder-column f-right\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"FMGWNTN\" data-element=\"main\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-appearance=\"full-height\" data-content-type=\"column\" class=\"pagebuilder-column f-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"S9D19YB\" data-element=\"main\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-content-type=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBusinde Washing Station, located in the northern province of Kayanza, collects cherry from around 650 local farmers living within about three miles of station. Matsisi pays 20% above the local market rate for high-quality cherry delivieries, while Businde station's permanent staff receive nearly 60% more than typical casual labor rates. Once the cherries arrive at Businde, they undergo strict quality controls, including controlled fermentation processes and 20 days of drying on African raised beds, resulting in exceptional coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring colonization, Belgians forced the people of Burundi to grow coffee to pay taxes, an all too familiar story. So, it is understandable that after independence, the farmers of Burundi were less than enthusiastic about growing coffee and there was almost no focus on quality. When world coffee prices dropped to historic lows 20 years ago, prices paid to farmers by government run washing stations were so low that coffee was smuggled into neighboring countries to be sold as Rwandan or Tanzanian coffee. When prices began to rise and become relatively stable, Burundi coffee farmers in the northern highlands did not forget that Rwanda received better prices for quality. The coffee farmers of Burundi began to emulate some of what was happening in Rwanda, forming cooperatives and seeking ways to improve quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne clear indicator of a focus on quality is an increase in washing stations in a country where transportation is a challenge. The closer a washing station is to coffee trees, the greater control over quality and micro-climate specific separations. Burundi has seen a significant increase in the number of washing station over the last ten years and in recent years internal economic structures have liberalized enough for growers to experience increased income for increased quality. The cool highlands, soil, and altitude are ideal for growing excellent coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Flight Coffee Co.","offers":[{"title":"12oz","offer_id":45063371981000,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2lb.","offer_id":45063372013768,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/8309\/files\/burundi_SARENI_COLOMBIA-26.jpg?v=1781559607"}],"url":"https:\/\/flightcoffeeco.com\/collections\/featured-coffees.oembed","provider":"Flight Coffee Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}