This coffee is produced by women farmers from the KCRS Women Cooperative in Rwanda. The cooperative consists of smallholder farmers organized into 12 groups based on their villages. Coffee is sourced through Kinini washing station, with support from Jacquie who helped the women register their cooperative and organize training. Rwanda's coffee-growing conditions include high altitude, regular rainfall, and volcanic soils with good organic structure. The harvest runs from March to July, with flowering between September and October. The coffee is washed processed.
Dear Green Coffee Roasters was founded in 2011 in Glasgow, Scotland, by Lisa Lawson after a formative period working at Toby's Estate in Australia. The company is named after Glasgow's historic Gaelic nickname, "the dear green place," and sources exclusively specialty grade coffee through trusted importers and direct producer relationships, with Lawson personally visiting farms to verify ethical practices. Dear Green employs in house Q Graders to maintain strict quality control, only releasing coffees that meet its sensory standards. The roastery holds Certified B Corp status and prioritizes traceability, organic certification where possible, and sourcing from women producers.
