Sumatra
Farm: The family farms of Northern Sumatra, coffee purchased through PT Indo CafcoProject: Supporting a local foundation to fund multiple community causes
Welcome to our newest Farm Friendly Direct Project! This Farm Friendly product is our first that is a certified organic coffee. Normally we try to work directly with farms in the area but in this area it is difficult to work with a specific farm because the size of most family farms are only about 2 acres. So we are working directly with a local foundation (called Yayasan Bani Adam Permata Hati) to support multiple causes in the community where our coffee is grown and buying our coffee through PT Indo Cafco. The first step in this exciting new program begins with the rebuilding of a rural orphanage. During our recent visit we donated school uniforms and supplies. Our long-term goal is to assist farmers and their families in building programs that will nurture their communities for years to come.
Images from Sumatra
Blog
Flores Coffee: Is potential enough?
August 12, 2008A Day Off in Sumatra
August 12, 2008Last week the group I traveled with had one free (or no coffee) day. We decided to go to Bukit Lawang, an area of Gunung Leuser National Park. We started out about 9 am with a 3 hour drive to get to the park. An hour of it was just getting through the city of Medan with traffic.
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Day 6 and 7: Lake Tawar Ache
August 06, 2008Mark travels to the farm where we buy our organic Sumatran and has a run in with a 6-legged friend.
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Day 5: Cupping Coffee in Medan
August 01, 2008Day Three and Four: In the Lintong Area and Simalungun of Sumatra
July 31, 2008Day One and Two: The Island of Sumatra
July 30, 2008Managing Partner Mark Stell has just arrived in Sumatra in search of our next Farm Friendly Direct farm.
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