Heza Washing Station sits at nearly 2,000 meters above sea level in the remote hills of Burundi's Kayanza province, reached by switchbacking mountain roads and hand-built log bridges. Its name means "beautiful place" in Kirundi, and with panoramic views and an ever-changing East African sky, it earns it. The surrounding hill of Gitwe is home to a close-knit community of coffee farmers who grow Bourbon alongside onions, sweet potato, maize, and banana in the region's rich soils.
Fresh spring water from a nearby natural source is used throughout processing. Cherries are hand-sorted on arrival, pulped, and fermented for 36 hours before being rinsed, graded by density, and moved to covered pre-drying tables for careful defect sorting. From there the parchment transfers to traditional raised beds, where it dries slowly for 16 to 20 days until it reaches ideal moisture.
Green Price
$8.10
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
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Long Miles Coffee
Butanyerera Province, Burundi
- Producer Long Miles Coffee
- Elevation 2100 MASL
- Process Washed
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Quality
Quality means buying high quality coffees from established producers around the world.
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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