Machare Kilimanjaro Ethical Coffee

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Machare Kilimanjaro Ethical Coffee

The Coffee - Strength 4

Machare Kilimanjaro is an impressive pure arabica gourmet coffee; strong and bold with a sublime smooth finish. This fair trade, shade-grown coffee tastes as good as it does because it comes from premium bourbon plants cultivated at altitude, in rich volcanic soil and fed by clear glacial water.

The Machare Farm lies 4,500 feet up on the slopes of snow-capped Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain and is owned by the local village cooperatives. Machare has been leased and rehabilitated by people with a passion for fine gourmet coffee and the preservation of Kilimanjaro's unique environment.

Rainforest Alliance Certified

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behaviour.

The Machare Farm - see the videos on our 'explore' page

The Management

Owned by a cooperative, but leased, revived, developed and manged, this farm employs many of the cooperative members throughout the year, and many, many more during the harvest. Inspired by the passion and vision of Bente, the team care for the environment and the workers with exceptional diligence and generosity. 

The Environment

Amongst other things, the farm has reduced water usage by over 90%; uses biofuel for machinery; preserves the habitat through shade-grown coffee; minimises the use of chemicals; and has created a tree project to maintain eco-balance on the famous mountain, something you can be a part of.

Social Action

The team at Machare Farm are instrumental in creating the opportunities for social action in the area, and have opened the doors for Ethical Addictions to invest in hydro-electic power, wood-burning stoves, and coffee production. See our newsletters.