Indonesia East Java Argopuro

The Tlogosari Village, where the coffee beans are grown, has a social non-profit cooperative, Walida Cooperative, set up by the villagers and led by Ahmad Muhlisin in collaboration with Belift Green Beans. 20% of the profit from the coffee sales goes directly to the cooperative, which runs a local K-12 school that educates the villagers. A small percentage goes to the government in exchange for letting the villagers grow coffee there.

After finishing his farm management studies at university, Ahmad became more concerned about his region’s education level, so he tried to educate the local villagers for free because many of the villagers were not prioritizing education. His efforts have helped grow specialty coffee and the livelihood of the families in the region. Ahmad’s coffee is grown in the footsteps of Mount Argopuro, in Situbondo Regency, East Java Province on Java Island. He focuses on natural-processed coffee because the water supply is scarce in his area, and the government has not been active in helping build irrigation/water supply systems there.

For their Lactic Process, cherries are carefully picked, cleaned, and sorted, then fermented in anaerobic tanks with added starter cultures, before being dried under the sun on raised beds. After the coffee is dried, it’s hulled and sorted to be prepared and packed for exportation.

What is Single Origin Coffee? Unlike coffee blends, Single Origin Coffee has a single geographic origin. This could be a single farm or a single country. For the majority of these coffees, we will have a direct relationship with the farmer who grows them. Because coffee is a crop, harvesting is seasonal and the timing is specific to each region, our selection of single-origin coffees will vary throughout the year.

To make it extra special, we commissioned local artist, Alicia Binkley of Monkey Ink Design to illustrate our Single Origin labels. Enjoy!

To provide you with the freshest product, this coffee is sold as Whole Bean. If you would like your coffee ground please let us know in your order notes.