Uganda sourcing trip – photo dump
So we’re nearing the end of our trip here in Uganda. We’ve been all over the coffee farms, coffee shops, washing stations, processing factories, savannas and deserts - from Kampala to Jinja to Mbale to Karamoja to Kidepo. Tomorrow we cap off the trip with an all day bonanza at the Uganda Barista Championship. Many of our friends are competing and we’ll be there to cheer them on.
Best of all, we’re happy to report that – before the picking season is even finished – we’ve already locked in an import of two new micro-regions. These coffees are absolutely amazing, and C2C and its partners are charting new territory in the Uganda coffee industry with the level of coffee quality and community development that you’ll taste in the cup and see through our transparency info. We’ll release details on the upcoming offerings very soon.
For now, enjoy a photo spread from our sourcing trip. Click on each photo for a full-size pic. Post your comments and questions, and don’t forget to scroll down to the previous post to help us solve an on-farm quandary!
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- 1000 Cups Cafe in Kampala
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- a grumpy little guy in Iganga
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- Alexis near Buginyanya
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- awesome trees of Uganda
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- C2C team sans Neil with primary school near Bulambui – the staff grow coffee at the school for extra school income
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- Cafe Mocha in Kampala – is it Taylor’s last name or Thanks
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- coffee tree seedlings in the Bugisu region
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- coffees at Flavours cafe in Jinja
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- Crop to Cup team at Flavours Cafe in Jinja
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- enjoying some beers near Sipi
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- farmer storing coffee pachment in bedroom – stored is like a savings account
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- gray rainy day on the Nile
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- Jake and Neil on road up to Buginyanya
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- Jake enjoying some coffee cherries
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- lion with his mate in Kidepo – man, he roared angry when we passed
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- Neil just walked over the Uganda-South Sudan border
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- Neil with the children at Babies Home, Iganga
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- gotta love following this bus
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- Plate of standard Ugandan food – g-nut, chicken, matooke, rice, posho and sweet potatoes. on fresh-food printed tablecloth
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- requisite C2C team pic – l-r Taylor, Neil, Jake, Alexis
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- resting on the savanna
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- selecting the 2010 crop – cupping in Kampala
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- some refreshments over the Savannah in Kidepo
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- sorting through parchment while it dries
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- Taylor, Jake and Neil at the source of the Nile
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- taylor’s hand over elephant track
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- the new most popular business name in E Africa
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- Tilapia and Bell Beer on the Nile
I didn’t know about your “blog” site; if I knew, I must have forgotten! so I went all the way down and started from the beginning! I feel almost like I’m there, but spared the bumpy roads and dust!~
I feel your excitement with all you have documented. As to the dilemma re: washing centers and quality control. Perhaps locker storage units(instead of bedrooms that serve as banks) can be used for the farmers to take out (but not be allowed put back in once) it has been “graded”. Then the buyer can be sure that the parchment is the same parchment that was originally bought.
I’m not sure I totally understand the situation but that’s my 2 cents. :>)