<p>Brown sugar, spiced orange and apple. Washing Station: Remera Owner: Buf Coffee Region: Southern Province, Nyamagabe District Country: Rwanda Processing: Fully Washed Elevation: 1,750 - 2,100m Variety: Red Bourbon Sourced Through: Melbourne Coffee Merchants --- This coffee was produced by small holder producers who farm coffee in the high hills surrounding Remera washing station, located in the Gaseke Sector of Nyamagabe District, in Rwanda’s Southern Province. The farmers are members of the Tuzuramane Farmer’s Group, a small association of producers who deliver coffee to Buf Coffee company, who own and manage Remera along with three other washing stations. Most washing stations in Rwanda receive cherry from hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of farmers who own very small plots of land. Separation of such tiny lots is expensive and impractical, so the large majority of coffees are processed as a mixed lot from multiple producers. Typically, lots are separated as day lots (ie. cherries that were all picked on the same day) rather than by a single farm or producer group. The farmers who make up the Tuzuramane group come from a nearby village called Rukamiro. Recently they banded together and made the decision to process and market their coffees separately as a smaller, more selected lot. The group also provide each other with invaluable support, by sharing resources and labour during the busy harvest period. They named their association Tuzuramane, which roughly translates to ‘support each other towards self-resilience’ in the local Kinyarwanda language. To distinguish their coffee and ensure it is processed separately, the producers have organised to deliver cherry to the washing station on certain days of the week. Selling their coffee as a separate lot allows them to directly benefit from any higher prices paid specifically for their coffees (rather than these profits being shared equally amongst all contributing producers) and results in a higher income to support</p><p><strong>Origin:</strong> Rwanda</p><p><strong>Process:</strong> Washed</p><p><strong>Tasting Notes:</strong> Cherry, Orange, Brown Sugar, Spice</p>
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