Gallery · Farm to warehouse
Where our coffee comes from
Photographs from the two places our green coffee passes through: the smallholder gardens of Central Aceh, and our collection warehouse outside Medan. No stock imagery. Tap any photo to see it full size.
The gardens
Ketol, Central AcehArabica grown at altitude in Pondok Balik, a village in Ketol district. Coffee here is planted in small plots under shade rather than on open estates, which is why the rows look more like gardens than plantations.
Coffee garden, Pondok Balik
A smallholder plot in the hills above Ketol, where most of our Gayo arabica is grown. Desa Pondok Balik, Kec. Ketol, Kab. Aceh Tengah, AcehSpecialty plot in Ketol
Shade trees and coffee planted together, the standard arrangement across the Gayo highlands. Desa Pondok Balik, Kec. Ketol, Kab. Aceh Tengah, AcehCoffee under shade
Mature trees on a working plot. Harvest in the Gayo highlands runs across several months rather than one short window.The cherries
Selective pickingCherries are picked by hand, pass by pass, as they ripen. Everything that reaches our warehouse starts here.
Ripe cherries on the branch
Cherries ripen unevenly on the same branch, so pickers return to each tree several times through the season.After the picking
The day's harvest before it goes to pulping. Sorting at this stage decides most of what the lot will taste like.The farmers
Central AcehGayo coffee is grown almost entirely by smallholders working plots of a hectare or two. These are some of the people behind the lots we buy.
Muh. Hasan
Coffee farmer, Central AcehSuryani
Coffee farmer, Central AcehNova Irianti
Coffee farmer, Central AcehThe warehouse
Sunggal, Deli SerdangGreen coffee comes down from Aceh to our facility outside Medan, where lots are held, sorted and prepared before export.
Green coffee storage
Lots held by origin and grade ahead of sorting. Jl. Medan – Binjai, Mulyorejo, Kec. Sunggal, Kab. Deli Serdang, Sumatera UtaraInside the facility
Where lots are checked and prepared before they are loaded for export. Jl. Medan – Binjai, Mulyorejo, Kec. Sunggal, Kab. Deli Serdang, Sumatera UtaraNext step
Taste what the gardens produce
Browse the green coffee we hold from these origins, or request a sample before committing to a lot.
