The 2019 harvest season was our first at the Bugiomotwa washing station. It was a very challenging season for the Mt Elgon region. Relentless and unseasonal rain made harvesting and transport difficult and delayed the harvest by nearly 2 months. ⁠⠀ ⁠
In 2019 we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bugimotwa Growers Cooperative Society to manage their coffee washing station. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Our goal is to run the washing station, while training the community in its operation and management. We hope
Testament to the former glory days, cooperative washing stations now stand crumbling across Mt Elgon.⁠ ⁠ One particular washing station owned by the Bugimotwa Growers Cooperative Society captured our imagination. It sits near the top of a valley in t
This week we are featuring our Ugandan coffee, roasted and brought to you by the very talented Kat from Caffiend. All the work we do in Uganda is underpinned by having a coffee industry in our home country that values quality and shares our vision fo