DRC MUUNGANO #1439

Curator's Notes

Muungano, “togetherness” in Swahili, is a co-op composed of over 4,400 farmers working to establish equity in the community and the global coffee industry. You’ll taste juicy raspberry notes upfront, with a body like freshly brewed sweet tea.

Roaster's Notes

The Muungano Cooperative originated in 2009 and comprises over 4,400 smallholder farmers, more than half of which are women. “Muungano” is Swahili for “togetherness”, as this cooperative is focused on working together to establish equity in their community. Not only are they consistently identifying ways to increase the quality of infrastructure of their cooperative operation, but also for their community, including water supply, education, and more. They are striving for a better future for not only their community and coffees, but for the industry as a whole. They understand more than anyone that this can happen through collaboration. Our relationship with the Muungano Cooperative started in 2018, when Sam Spillman, our Director of Coffee, competed with it, taking 9th place and qualifying for the United State Barista Championship. This coffee caught the judges attention with its delicate stone fruit qualities and intense sweetness creating a desirable balance. It was clean and refreshing, but distinct.