I love the quality and the volume of veggies we pile into the car while doing our roadside shopping on the way home from the LMCP washing station. It’s one of those things that is just special about Africa, and about Burundi.
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Coffee Cupping 101 With Long Miles Coffee Project
I’m in it to find the best cups on the table and in Burundi and then to make sure those farmers are rewarded for their great work. That gets me out of bed in the morning even before I’ve had an espresso.
Our Family Rule On Swimming With Hippos: Just Don’t
We don’t often find ourselves on sailboats out on Lake Tanganyika, but one sunny weekend day (months ago) we did. Back then the washing station wasn’t even fully built. It feels like… a lifetime ago. If you can ignore the threat of hippos and crocs, the Burundi shores of Lake Tanganyika are a great place to …
Early Payday For Burundi Coffee Farmers
We ventured out into rural Burundi as a family last weekend to make early payments to the coffee farmers who are delivering coffee cherries to the new washing station. For weeks, the farmers have been delivering their coffee cherries to collection points we’ve set up near their communities. It’s one of the reasons you’ve heard …
A walk around town and a washing station update.
We took a walk around the town of Bukaye, the closest town to our coffee washing station site, (which is now less of a site and more of an ACTUAL station) a few days ago and let the kids roam the streets and find interesting treasures. You can view the full post with a slideshow …
A Sneak Peek At Our Incredible Rebrand | Jason Grube
It’s been a long time coming. We’ve barely ever even had a working logo, let alone consciously directed branding. When Jason Grube decided to come on board to help us out, we had no idea that he would create a face for us that is this thoughtful and inspired. It fits us like a glove …