From the farm, field and lab. Over the coming weeks, we plan to share updates from the ground in Burundi; updates from the farm, field and lab. FROM THE FARM words from Emilliene, collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Story Team. “This coffee harvest is going well …
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In coffee production, the only constant is change
Producing coffee in Burundi is never a guarantee. There are always new hurdles to jump though in order to get a license and this year was no different.
BURUNDIANS AND COFFEE
Like in any culture, there are no absolutes that apply to everyone. There are many Burundians who do drink coffee, but generally they are not the farmers who grow it. Whenever we ask coffee farmers if they’ve tasted their own coffee, the response is the same almost every time: “NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO.” …
WHERE CAN I FIND LONG MILES COFFEE?
Where in the world is our coffee? Our roasting partners world-wide are beginning to put our coffee on their menus and we would LOVE for you to check them out! Here are some of the places you can find Long Miles Coffees (there are certainly more). If we missed your roastery and you want to …
A HARVEST ROUNDUP
Heading into the 2019 harvest, the mantra amongst our team was a seemingly simple one: get our first container of coffee out of the country by the end of August. By doing this we would be setting a veritable export record in Burundi; we would also make a Long Miles best. While we did not …
Too Much Rain
“RUGURU (upcountry ) IS BAD. TOO MUCH RAIN.” It comes in a message from Anicet, one of our coffee scouts at the end of last year. The heavy rains have caused soil to spill down the steep slope our Heza washing station is built on, stopping just short of the cherry reception tanks. Part of the …