Mama Claude started farming in 1970, when she was just sixteen years old. She doesn’t just farm coffee; she’s also a tea farmer, and grows an assortment of subsistence crops to sell and feed her family.
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Before + Now: Gervais
Gervais is a seventy-nine year old coffee farmer from the small, coffee-producing nation of Burundi, East Africa. He started farming coffee in 1960, when Burundi was just two years shy of gaining its independence from Belgian rule.
On fermentation
Fermentation is an incredibly complex process. The purpose of this blog post is not to present an exhaustive scientific perspective on coffee fermentation. It’s to address some basic aspects of fermentation, as they pertain to coffee processing.
A guide to Long Miles Coffee in Kenya
October 24, 2020 is a day that will go down in the history books of Long Miles Coffee. The date marks the launch of Long Miles Kenya, and our first day of coffee harvest in Kirinyaga County.
What does building Ninga Washing Station mean for the future of coffee on Ninga hill?
We have been thinking about building a coffee washing station on Ninga hill for years. Looking back, it has taken us close to seven years to make it happen.
Reflections of Kenya: founder’s thoughts from Kericho.
Why Kenya? Why travel there during a global pandemic? Isn’t producing Burundi coffee enough? Reflections from Long Miles’ co-founder on a recent trip to Kenya.