African Espresso - Fair Trade Organic

Photo Credit: Matt Phalen   Fair Trade Organic (FTO) Coffee Tangerine, lemon, lime, nice sweetness, long & smooth finish. This is a AAA/AA grade, Rainforest Alliance certified, Yellow Honey Process micro-lot from Kateshi Estate in the northern highlands of Zambia and Tanzania. The Northern province of Zambia shares its borders with Tanzania to the East and D.R. Congo to the North. It also occupies the southern shore of Lake Tanganyika - the world’s longest fresh-water lake, and the largest in Africa by volume. The Northern Province has the best conditions for arabica coffee cultivation in Zambia with its relative proximity to the equator and abundant altitude (Mafinga Hills being the highest point in the country at 2,300masl). The local economy is dominated by agriculture with coffee being a primary cash crop alongside subsistence crops such as maize, millet, groundnuts, and beans. The mountainous terrain and lack of transport infrastructure make this region challenging to work