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Specialty coffee from Zimbabwe.

100% Arabica from smallholder farms in the Eastern Highlands. Roasted fresh every week and shipped worldwide. Every bag pays the farmer more.

  • 100% Zimbabwean Arabica
  • 4 roasts, light to dark
  • Free shipping over $150.00

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ZIMBABWEAN COFFEE ZIMBABWE Single Origin · Specialty Arabica OMNI MEDIUM ROAST ALTITUDE 1,200 TO 1,800 M · WASHED

Medium roast

Omni (Medium Roast)

One roast for every brewer. Balanced and round.

Milk chocolate · Plum · Honey

Best for: Any brewer

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Perfect pair

Moka pot + Italian roast

The Bialetti and our Italian dark roast: the way coffee is made in kitchens all over Italy. Add the Melitta Molino to grind your beans fresh.

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Roasted to order

We roast weekly and ship within days, so your coffee arrives at its peak.

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Whole beans, kept fresh

Beans hold their aroma far longer whole. Grind just before brewing for the best cup.

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Your currency, worldwide

Prices adapt to where you are. Free shipping on orders over $150.00.

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Fair to farmers

Green coffee bought directly through a Zimbabwean farming cooperative.

Fair to farmers

Every bag pays the farmer more.

How we pay smallholder farmers above the local price, paid for by coffee sales.

The problem

Farmers are paid too little

Local buyers set the price at the farm gate. Farmers take what is offered, often less than the coffee is worth.

Cash runs out before harvest

Picking costs money. With nothing in hand, many farmers sell early and cheap.

Quality is not rewarded

Better beans get the same price as poor ones, so there is little reason to put in the extra work.

The value leaves the country

Zimbabwe sells raw beans and buys roasted coffee back. The profit is made somewhere else.

What we do

We sign before the season

Each farmer gets a written contract and a cash deposit before picking starts.

We pay more for good beans

Coffee that passes our quality checks gets a price above the local buyer rate.

Zimbabweans buy the coffee

We sell to Zimbabwe's growing middle class through shops and community grinding points. Those sales pay the premium.

We are a business, not a charity. The premium we pay farmers comes from selling coffee to Zimbabwe's own middle and rising classes. Grants and investment help us start and grow. Sales keep it going.

Arabica vs Robusta

Why the bean matters.

Zimbabwe mainly grows Arabica. See how it differs from Robusta.

Almost all the coffee in the world comes from two species: Arabica and Robusta. They look similar, but they grow differently and taste very different in the cup.

Zimbabwe mainly grows Arabica. It thrives on the cool, high slopes of the Eastern Highlands, and every bean we sell is 100% Arabica.

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Where it grows

High altitude, cool climates, roughly 600 to 2,200 m

Low altitude, hot climates, up to about 800 m

Taste

Sweeter and more complex: fruit, chocolate, caramel, a bright acidity

Stronger and more bitter, with earthy, woody notes

Caffeine

About 1.2 to 1.5%

About 2.2 to 2.7%

Natural sugars

Roughly twice as much

Lower

The plant

More delicate, lower yields, needs care

Hardy and high-yielding, resists pests

Where you find it

Specialty coffee, cafés, single origins

Instant coffee and cheaper blends

Our story

From the Eastern Highlands to your morning cup.

Where our coffee grows and who grows it.

Farmers picking ripe red coffee cherries on a smallholding in the misty hills of Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands

Zimbabwe's coffee grows on the misty slopes along the Mozambique border, where cool nights and deep red soils slow the cherries down and build sweetness. It's one of the world's rarest specialty origins, and one of its best-kept secrets.

We work with Zimkaffee, a cooperative of farming families, buy green coffee at fair prices, and roast it in small batches so every bag reaches you at its peak.

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30g coffee
500ml water
8days per 250 g

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Questions

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Roasts, shipping, currency and signing in.

Which roast should I choose?

Brewing pour-over or batch filter? Go Filter. One coffee for everything? Omni. Espresso machine and milk drinks? Espresso. Moka pot and strong, dark coffee? Italian.

Do you sell ground coffee?

For now all our coffee comes as whole beans, which stay fresh much longer. Grind just before brewing; our Melitta Molino grinder has settings from espresso to French press.

How much is shipping?

A flat $18.50 worldwide, and free on orders over $150.00.

Which currency will I pay in?

Prices are shown in your local currency based on your location (you can change it at the top). Payment is processed securely by Payrexx; the final charged amount is shown before you pay.

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