Joy Mavugo joined Long Miles in 2018, and has been an invaluable member of the Story Team ever since. With a background in public health, she uses every opportunity to share what she’s learned with partner coffee farmers while listening to, and finding ways to share their stories.
Category Archives: The Washing Stations
Long Miles x Leaderboard Coffee
Learn more about the history of coffee production in Burundi, and tasting coffee from the Great Lakes region in East Africa, particularly Burundi coffee.
How Long Miles ensures coffee quality, from farm to cup
Ensuring coffee quality at every touch point of coffee production has been a steep learning curve for Long Miles Coffee.
Coffee Processing
David Stallings, head of Roaster and Importer Relations, unpacks what ‘coffee processing’ is and the different methods that can be used to process coffee.
The realities of coffee harvest in Burundi
Why was coffee harvest in Burundi small this year? A conversation with Long Miles co-founder, Ben Carlson, about the realities of coffee harvest in Burundi.
The challenge of water at Ninga Washing Station
In Burundi, a washing station (or wet mill) is a communal space. It doesn’t just belong to those who build, own or manage it, and it’s not just a place for coffee farmers to deliver their coffee cherries to. A washing station is a sign of development within a community; a landmark where neighbors can gather, …