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This fully washed and Rainforest Alliance-certified lot comes from the Abateraninkunga ba Sholi Cooperative in the Muhanga district of the Southern Province of Rwanda. The Coop was established in 2008 by 30 women living and growing coffee in the region as a conscious effort to invigorate the local economy. "Abateraninkunga" translates to "mutual assistance" and aimed to include farmers with similar values to join. Today there are 334 producers, 42% of them women, growing coffee at altitudes of 1800-2000 masl. The Coop became Fair Trade certified in 2015 - the same year they won the Rwanda Cup of Excellence Award. At a washing station that the coop owns collectively, individual producers bring their self-cultivated coffees to be sorted, processed, and sun-dried on raised beds, following the traditional East African fully washed process.
Country of Origin: Rwanda
Region: Muhanga District
Producer Type: Cooperative
Farm Name: Various Smallholders
Processing: Washed
Processing Description: 12-18 hour fermentation, Sun Dried on African Raised Beds
Growing Altitude: 1800 MASL - 2000 MASL
Plant Species: Arabica
Varietal: Red Bourbon
Certifications: Rain Forest Alliance Certified (IP)
The commercialization of coffee came about gradually in Rwanda and coffee was always produced on smallholder farms. Independence brought some improvement to the coffee infrastructure as the government established more modern and centralizing processing. But this meant the government set the price they would pay for coffee and farmers had no other options. There was no focus on quality because there was no incentive whatsoever. Despite much of the coffee being Bourbon, there was no sorting or grading so all the coffee was commercial grade. Rwanda exported 642,000 bags of coffee in 1993 and 447,000 in 1994. Then, as something of a stark reminder of the genocide, Rwanda exported a mere 22,000 bags in 1995. Today, Rwanda exports only 43% of what it did in 1993, but current exports represent much greater value because for the last 20 years the focus has been on quality rather than quantity, supported by various initiatives of the Rwandan government and international NGOs.
Rwanda’s ideal growing conditions are no longer wasted on poor processing. New washing stations have opened in all coffee growing regions, innovative cupping labs that arrive built into shipping containers, and cooperatives have been established. The vast majority of Rwanda's smallholder farmers grow high-quality Bourbon, well-suited to the high altitudes and volcanic soil of the region. For the last 10 years, Rwandan specialty coffees consistently rank among the finest in the world.
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If you wish, you can still choose the Canada Post shipping option and we will hold the orders until the strike is finished and ship them at that time.
We are sorry about this inconvenience and appreciate your continued business.
Jonathan Yeo
Owner Pre-Umber
Pre-Umber is happy to offer our Canadian customers free shipping on all orders over $100.00 (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon there is a flat rate fee) Orders qualifying for free shipping will be sent via Canada Post Expedited Parcel service. You will also have the option to choose a faster Canada Post service if you prefer.
If your cart just doesn't seem to total up to $100.00, don't worry. Pre-Umber offers real-time carrier shipping through Canada Post. Just go through the checkout process until you see the shipping charges options. You can choose various Canada Post options depending on how badly you need your coffee :) You will see real-time pricing so you can rest assured knowing exactly what you will be charged.
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Pre-Umber is now shipping to customers in the continental United States of America. We are using Canada Post/USPS for shipping so as to include the greatest number of customers.
We are offering a flat rate shipping fee:
0 - 12 Pounds a flat rate of $20 CND (way cheaper in USD)
12 -20 Pounds a flat rate of $35 CND (still way cheaper in USD)
31-55 Pounds a flat rate of $60 CND (still very cheap in USD)
If you would rather not use the flat rate option you can choose to use Expedited Parcel USA or Xpresspost USA at your own expense.
We do our best to ship all orders within 24 hours of receiving the order and many are shipping within a matter of hours.
We look forward to serving all your home coffee roasting needs.
Fantastic service, great coffee beans for roasting, free postage.
The owner is very knowledgeable and takes time to talk to customers if needed, I can’t say enough about this wonderful company.
Way back I used green beanery because I’m in the Toronto area but found them to be uninterested in their customers and quite frankly very arrogant, Pre-umber is the exact opposite, they really value their customers they are like my friends.
10 out of 10.
As always Pre-Umber says it as it is and delivers quickly. O order the honey roast 2nd Place Finisher Brazil Patrick and wow ! This is a fantastic coffee with all wonderful characteristics of a honey roast. Really this has produced some of the best cups of coffee I have ever had. Try some while you have the chance.
Fantastic service, great coffee beans for roasting, free postage.
The owner is very knowledgeable and takes time to talk to customers if needed, I can’t say enough about this wonderful company.
Way back I used green beanery because I’m in the Toronto area but found them to be uninterested in their customers and quite frankly very arrogant, Pre-umber is the exact opposite, they really value their customers they are like my friends.
10 out of 10.
As always Pre-Umber says it as it is and delivers quickly. O order the honey roast 2nd Place Finisher Brazil Patrick and wow ! This is a fantastic coffee with all wonderful characteristics of a honey roast. Really this has produced some of the best cups of coffee I have ever had. Try some while you have the chance.
