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Women in Coffee: Joy Mavugo of the Long Miles Coffee Story Team
Joy joined Long Miles in 2018, and has been an invaluable member of the Story Team ever since. With a background in public health, she uses every opportunity to share what she’s learned with partner...
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Long Miles x Leaderboard Coffee
Image by Julianna Stallings Earlier this past summer, Grant Gamble of Culture Coffee Project reached out to us asking if we would like to contribute to a new project that he had somewhat recently...
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How Long Miles ensures coffee quality, from farm to cup
Written by Robyn-Leigh van Laren in collaboration with ROEST Coffee Every step that coffee takes in the process from seed to cup impacts its quality. Ensuring coffee quality at every touch point has...
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Coffee Processing
Written by David Stallings, head of Roaster and Importer Relations As an industry, the term “coffee processing” refers to how we remove the seeds from a coffee fruit. How any given coffee is processed...
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The realities of coffee harvest in Burundi
A conversation with Long Miles co-founder, Ben Carlson. It’s always been our vision to be transparent about coffee harvest and production in Burundi. While our mantra is to hold on to hope despite any...
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The challenge of water at Ninga Washing Station
In Burundi, a washing station (or wet mill) is a communal space. It doesn’t just belong to those who build, own or manage it, and it’s not just a place for coffee farmers to deliver their coffee...
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Before + Now: Emilienne
When she was just sixteen years old, a student named Emilienne fell in love and dropped out of school, choosing marriage over her schoolbooks. In 1993, just four years later, she tragically lost her...
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A guide to working with Long Miles Coffee
We’re often asked the question, “How do I begin working with Long Miles?” Irrespective of your size or location, the process always begins the same: Talk to us. Whether you are buying one bag or five...
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The roads to coffee production at Long Miles Coffee
Every coffee that is picked and processed needs a home, which is why coffee production takes different roads within our company. Raised drying beds at Bukeye Washing Station in Burundi The first road,...
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On fermentation
Written by David Stallings, head of Roaster Relations at Long Miles Coffee. Fermentation is an incredibly complex process. The purpose of this blog post is not to present an exhaustive scientific...
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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 our official launch of Long Miles Kenya, and our first day of coffee harvest in Kirinyaga County....
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What does building Ninga Washing Station mean for the future of coffee on...
“To have a washing station at Ninga is like a country that fought for independence, and got it. I will always celebrate this victory. No one will take it from us.” We have been thinking about building...
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A year in the life of Long Miles Coffee in Burundi
We’re often asked the question, “What does a ‘typical day’ in the life of Long Miles Coffee look like?” The truth? It depends on when you ask. Although coffee harvest only happens once a year in...
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A history of coffee in Burundi, and why we started Farmer Field Schools.
Coffee has a storied history in Burundi. It was introduced to the country in the 1920s under Belgian colonial rule. By the early 1930s, all of the farmers in the country were given coffee seedlings and...
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2020: the year in review.
What a year it’s been. Lately, the thought of sitting down to reflect on the past year has felt like an overwhelming task. What really happened to 2020? It goes without saying that last year was unlike...
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What’s the update on Long Miles Kenya? Founder’s thoughts from the cool...
written by Ben Carlson, co-founder of Long Miles Coffee. When Kristy and I started Long Miles Coffee we never dreamed of doing anything beyond producing coffee outside the small village of Bukeye in...
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Long Miles Coffee’s Post-Harvest Update: news from the farm, field, and...
From the Farm collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Long Miles Story team There was much rejoicing at the Long Miles Coffee Washing Stations...
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Long Miles Coffee’s Post-Harvest Update: news from the coffee farm, field and...
From the Farm collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Long Miles Story Team The first of September usually means the end of the dry season in Burundi,...
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Long Miles Coffee Harvest update: news from the coffee farm, field and...
From the Farm collected and translated by Joy Mavugo, in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Long Miles Story Team Every year, when our coffee harvest comes to an end, the Long Miles...
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HARVEST UPDATE
From the Farm, Field and Lab FROM THE FARM collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Long Miles Story team. July is a significant month for the farming...
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