FAF (Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza) is partnering with us to fund a new biofactory on their main farm. Learnings from this lab will help propagate beneficial fungus and bacteria tailored for each farm around the region.

La Armonia Hermosa is more to us than just the name of a coffee we offer every year; it represents a beautiful harmony of people - producers, roasters, and coffee lovers, intertwined with one another in a journey toward deeper partnership and sustainability.

The funding for this modern cowshed program at Heza farm is intended to educate farmers, help grow the existing organic fertilizer program, create a more ecological model of animal care and boost the amount of production that each farmer gets per unit of land.

This round of Giveback Project funding will go towards replacing the roof of the wet mill/office/collection station and some painting to keep the building protected from the elements. However, it is important that the entire community surrounding the Mwika North project feel supported so we’re also looking forward to this round of funding to do similar building infrastructure improvement to the neighboring Mwika North-East office.

In a region called Cauca, they have an initiative they’re trying to propagate after seeing success on their estate farms. The idea is to eliminate synthesized chemical additives to the plants and soil and create a bio-fertilizer production facility in the area run by farmers for the community. This has trickle-down effects not only on the health and well-being of the soil and water run-off, but also on the financial sustainability of the community. Farmers can run the production and make secondary income while also being able to offer a less expensive option to their community farmers looking to fertilize their land.

So for this round all of you Community Blend drinkers are helping fund an ENTIRE new classroom for a school. And when we say classroom we truly mean the walls, rafters, desks and all…

Coffee is Tanzania's largest export crop and is the livelihood of 400,000 families. Historically, progress has taken the form of increased production, but "home processing" led to inconsistency in cup quality and thus lower prices on the international market. Mwika North, a cooperative of 180 farmers, has cultivated a vision of how a centralized mill and member education could boost quality and create consistency. It is a community-focused project that is primed for partnership.