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New Packaging - Eco-friendly and Minimal

We have been inspired as of late to show our planet more love and to lead a more minimal lifestyle.  And these feelings translate into our new packaging!  It's simply a valved biodegradable bag with the same delicious coffee on the inside, and a golden clip to keep it all together.  We still provide all that geeky juicy coffee information with a sticker on the back.  All that you need, nothing more, enjoy!

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New Harvest Limu Gera, Ethiopia - now available!

Kora Kenya and El Rincon Guatemala are almost out but we have a delicious new juicy offering which is now available - the Limu Gera from Ethiopia.  Read more about the coffee below or just shop directly here. Present-day Gera is a district in western Ethiopia whose borders roughly match those of the old Gera kingdom which existed almost 200 years ago.  Gera was renowned for its exquisite honey and the golden liquid is still an important product to the region, but today, so is coffee.  Half of the land in the district is high elevation, beautiful, old, untouched forest and the Gera coffee farm can be found sitting amongst these trees.  The agronomists at Gera work closely with the research institute in Jimma to select local varietals...

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New Coptic Light Packaging!

A unique aspect of Coptic Light is that our lovely coffee is always packaged in equally as beautiful art.  With so many talented artist friends, we have decided to rotate our art at least once a year, and currently we are featuring art from Simon Fowler. Simon Fowler is a London based artist and print maker. He has worked and collaborated with a diverse number of musicians (Kevin Martin - The Bug, Dylan Carlson - Earth, Kawamura Kosuke, Alexander McQueen)  and record labels seeking to incorporate his distinctive design to help realize their auditory message to a more direct visual statement. He has also produced book jacket designs and editorial illustrations.   He has had exhibitions in London, Osaka and...

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Banka Honey - Field Notes from Coptic Light's Green Coffee Buyer, Esther Shaw

For all of you coffee geeks out there, I put together a summary of my field notes about coffee growing in Pu'er, Yunnan, China and the Banka Cooperative's current endeavors and projects.  I started developing this relationship with the amazing team at Banka about 3-4 years ago and it has blossomed wonderfully over the years.  I feel so lucky to be able to witness its growth, work with some awesomely knowledgeable and generous people, and am eager to continue see its amazing development Coffee Name: Banka HoneyProducer Name: Banka Village Cooperative - Represents 40 homes (3-4 people per home) who are all of the Aini minority group (subgroup of Hani minority group)City, Province, Country:  Pu’er, Yunnan, ChinaElevation: 1300-1350 maslVariety: CatimorProcess: HoneyCoffee Farming Details: Organic fertilizers...

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