Free housing, schooling, and health care for employees. Exceptional beans from the birthplace of coffee for you.

This coffee comes from a private estate in the south-western highlands of Ethiopia. The genetic birthplace of the Arabica coffee species, this region is ideal for the production of quality coffee. Grown between 6,000-6,900 feet above sea level, the coffee fruit develops slowly due to the cool nights that take place at this high elevation. This slow development makes for a naturally concentrated sweetness and complexity in the finished product.

Production on this private estate is based on sustainable principles. A significant amount of effort is put into protecting the environment while farming: no chemical fertilizers are being used during cultivation and all of the coffee is shade grown. Employees of the farm are provided with housing, schooling, potable water, electricity, health care, and recreation facilities – all free of charge.

Ethiopia

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Burundi is a small, landlocked country in East Africa. Depending on the metrics employed, it ranks amongst the poorest nations in the world. Having spent a fair amount of time in Burundi, the team at Necessary thinks this nation, which is roughly a quarter the size of the state of Pennsylvania, has far more riches than can be measured by GDP per capita. Burundi is a vibrant, beautiful country, with beautiful people, culture, and coffee! This fact does not, however, take away from the economic realties and hardships faced in the country. For this reason, Necessary has teamed up with a coffee producer that is paying more to farmers than anyone else in this stunning country.

In some countries coffee farmers grow, process, and sell their own coffee. In many East African countries, and elsewhere, coffee farmers deliver coffee fruit to a producer who will process the fruit, turning it into the exportable product we know and love. We have partnered with one such producer who is not only paying incredibly high prices to farmers, but is also providing free agronomical support.

Burundi

Fixed prices and healthy premiums encourage quality production from over 50 family farms.

Our Colombian coffee is comprised of small lots delivered by farmers who belong to a number of small associations located in Huila, Colombia. The coffees that make up this single origin blend must meet rigorous physical characteristics and deliver a consistent flavor profile. Producing specialty coffee of this quality is more labor intensive and requires greater dedication than the production of commodity grade coffee. It is only fair that the farmers we work with in Colombia be paid a healthy premium in recognition of their efforts.

During the 2020 harvest season, the average price paid to coffee farmers in Colombia varied significantly from 886,161 to 1,175,566 Colombian pesos per carga (one carga being 125 kilograms of coffee). The coffee farmers who contribute to this lot are paid fixed prices - as opposed to prices that fluctuate with the Commodities Market, as is typical in Colombia. Producers who delivered to this lot were paid 1,344,639 Colombian Pesos per carga of coffee.

Colombia

From producing partners that consistently present every day flavors, great quality coffee, and create a sustainable business.

Necessary Blend is a designed to be a daily drinker. Comprised of coffees from Latin America and East Africa, the exact lots that comprise this coffee change with the seasons, but always aim to present the same chocolatey flavor profile.

Beyond the flavor profile, the buying philosophy behind this and all Necessary coffees stays consistent, as well: we seek to buy lots from producing partners that present every day flavors, good quality, and benefit our partners financially.

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