This is Blanca, she's 6 years old and is La Lomita's chief security officer. We are all indebted to her continued service.#LaLomita #Coffee #VagabondCoffeeRoasters #DirectTrade #LaLo19

We'll meet Edwin, a young man with a bright future, who La Lomita is going to great lengths to support! And get a summarised overview of the stages the coffee goes through, directly after picking.#LaLomita #VagabondCoffeeRoasters #DirectTrade #Coffee

Why are we so happy with Edwin joining the team at La Lomita? Well let us start with some facts: By 2017 the average age of the 500,000 Colombian coffee growers was 55 years old, and without generational renewal that number... Continue reading 🔛bit.ly/2Mw9GE3

Our partnership has had some real, lasting effects on the area local to La Lomita. Here we'll see a school that's benefitted from donations made by Vagabond customers! Also, a look at how La Lomita has improved upon the hand it was dealt by ethically remineralising the soil.

A couple of years ago the roastery decided to address the issue of their accumulating coffee bags, so started offering the used bags from La Lomita, in exchange for donations, with the aim of supporting a social initiative at origin. Continue reading 🔛bit.ly/2Mw9GE3

Given the topography of the farm, one of the main challenges to the sustainability of the plantation is how to mitigate and revert the effects of soil erosion. To address this issue La Lomita is acting decisively on three fronts: Continue reading 🔛bit.ly/2Mw9GE3

Only a few weeks left! The bulk of the harvest has been picked and processed and is on the drying racks. But, what can you expect taste-wise and where you can get your hands on the goods! Continue reading 🔛bit.ly/2Mw9GE3

4 years ago, a man walked into Vagabond Coffee Roasters and since that day his coffee hasn't left our shelves. We'll meet Ricardo.#VagabondCoffeeRoasters #DirectTrade #Coffee #SpecialtyCoffee #LaLo19

With the harvest almost over, we'll give you an update on the leaders on the pack, on the quality leaderboard. As we mentioned already, those at the top will receive an extra bonus payment!

We are delighted to introduce you Fabian, La Lomita’s 2019 picking champion! Every harvest the farm runs a contest amongst its pickers, to recognize with a small bonus, their fidelity and their picking quality during the harvest.

Since the day Ricardo walked into the roastery, Vagabond Coffee Roasters has had a clean crisp, "washed" coffee. However, building on last year's promising experimental ventures into alternative processing of the harvest, we'll see... Continue reading 🔛bit.ly/2Mw9GE3

And with that, the coffee from Finca La Lomita has been picked, processed and is on it's way to port! We'll be receiving the coffee at Vagabond Coffee Roasters in about 4/5 weeks, and we'll take that opportunity to show you what happens next! Follow the process on Instagram ✨

With this insight project wrapped up (for now) I just wanted to say thank you to everyone involved. In the past we've happily chatted to anyone who'll listen about relationship between this farm & roastery, but this has been a little different!! Read more🔛bit.ly/2Mw9GE3

We wanted to take a minute to highlight a really amazing location near our roastery! A community space staffed by volunteers, the Olden Garden provides a bit of calm away from the busy city streets. With its focus on sustainability and organic gardening 22 Whistler St, N5 1NJ.

We have a new coffee, all the way from Sacatepéquez, in Guatemala! La Cometa is a super juicy, orangey cup, with loads of lasting aroma. Named for the brightly coloured kites (La Cometas) that fly in an annual festival in the region, to honour loved ones who have passed away.

We're really excited about this coffee as it's another direct trade partnership! The contact you get with a relationship like this is so beneficial to us, as we can know in advance the direction the producers are heading and align in a way where we support each other all the more

There is coffee which you drink during the week and coffee on the weekends. It is the same coffee but somehow it tastes so much better than we are drinking it slowly & enjoying every sip. Happy Weekend ☕️✨

We are dedicated to sourcing speciality coffees from around the world in the pursuit of quality and consistency ✨

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