Sumatra
Farm:
Family farms of Bonkawan, Northern Sumatra
Project: Support a local foundation to fund community needs
This is our first certified organic Farm Friendly Direct coffee sourced from a series of family farms in Northern Sumatra. In Sumatra, there are many small (2 acres) farms spread out over a wide area. In order to best serve the farmers and communities in this region, we work directly with a local foundation -- Yayasan Bani Adam Permata Hati -- to support the broader growing community represented by the cooperative -- PT Indo Cafco. We donated monies that helped fund the rebuilding of a rural orphanage. And, during our most recent visit, we donated school uniforms and supplies. Our long-term goal is to assist farmers and their families in projects that will nurture their communities for years to come.
This project makes
strides toward the Millennium Development goal that seeks to achieve
universal primary education.
This project makes strides toward the Millennium Development goal that
seeks to develop global partnerships for development.
This is our first certified organic Farm Friendly Direct coffee sourced from a series of family farms in Northern Sumatra. In Sumatra, there are many small (2 acres) farms spread out over a wide area. In order to best serve the farmers and communities in this region, we work directly with a local foundation -- Yayasan Bani Adam Permata Hati -- to support the broader growing community represented by the cooperative -- PT Indo Cafco. We donated monies that helped fund the rebuilding of a rural orphanage. And, during our most recent visit, we donated school uniforms and supplies. Our long-term goal is to assist farmers and their families in projects that will nurture their communities for years to come.
This project makes
strides toward the Millennium Development goal that seeks to achieve
universal primary education.
This project makes strides toward the Millennium Development goal that
seeks to develop global partnerships for development.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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