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EA fund-matching meets £2,000 target to change lives in Uganda

We ran a campaign at the end of last year to match any funds raised by Amigos for their work in Uganda. We set a challenge of £2,000 and we did it!
Here’s their letter to us:

Dear Ethical Addictions, 

Fantastic! Thanks so much, we really appreciate your kindness.

As I’m sure you’re aware, in January 40 new trainees will embark on a life-changing year at Kira Farm Development Centre. As well as acquiring vocational skills such as carpentry and tailoring, these precious young people will learn conservation farming techniques which radically increase crop yields. To complement these skills, the students will also be trained in the importance of hygiene, gender equality and conflict resolution. It really is a wide-reaching holistic course from which we’re seeing amazing results!

Early 2016 will also see the start of our new conservation farming groups, enabling communities to grow enough food to feed their families and have a surplus to sell. This means they will be able to pay for essentials such as medicine and children’s school fees.

Your incredibly generous donation has helped to make that happen, changing the lives of both individuals and communities, and for that we cannot thank you enough.

We love and appreciate your support in standing with us in this vital work.

We could not do this without you!

Newsletter: Amigos

Kira Farm Training Centre

Ethical Addictions are thrilled to announce the sponsorship of two Kira Farm trainees for 2015 in Uganda through the amazing work of Amigos charity.

Kira Farm is a unique facility set in 22 acres of fertile land whereby Amigos is able to equip and train some of Uganda’s most vulnerable young people by enabling them to become self-sustainable and restore dignity to their lives.

It’s an amazing place that I’ve visited many times and witnessed first-hand the life-changing work they do. I’ve also sat through many, many long meetings and beautiful songs there!!

Hope Coffee

We have no more Hope Coffee due to the project being bought out (read more online).

However we are hopeful of new coffees next year as we are exploring new origins. Cameroon? Guatemala? Rwanda? Nicuragua?

Want to know more about changing a life?

Christmas

Our successful taster coffee selection sets are back and available to purchase now. (Wholesale pricing available)

Want to know more about changing a life

As individuals, the staff at EA all sponsor children through Amigos to ensure they can go to school – if you want to do something amazing this Christmas you won’t get a better opportunity than giving a child a real chance to transform their life – visit: www.amigos.org.uk

Wishing all our fab customers a Merry Christmas and a very happy new year.

Ian and EA team.

Rainforests, Coffee & Football

Summer 2014

An amazing and exhausting trip!

I was met by Athos in Sao Paulo then we travelled north into the mountains to Machado. I spent the next few days with the family, on the farm, in the rainforest, and watching Brazil record an historic 7-1 defeat – good job they still have fantastic coffee!

Brazilian Coffee ~ Gerezim Fazenda Isaltino Ian Athos
Head bean Ian (centre) with Isaltino and Athos from the Gerezim Farm in Brazil

Crop

We talked about the crop this year how generally, because of drought, the harvests in Brazil will be low, but despite this, at Gerezim and Vira Mao they are expecting a very high quality Brazilian roast coffee. Cupping the early harvest it has scored extremely high into the speciality scale.

Both Isaltino and Athos also wanted to stress the importance of altitude and good farming for quality, frustrated by the lack of knowledge of other farmers and the poor quality being produced in lower parts of the Minas Gerais region – something we already know and appreciate about their coffee, right? Not every Brazilian coffee is the same!

Ian Brazilian Roast Coffee Cupping

Crop

Costs are up across the board for transport and labour. Same as in the UK. So along with lower harvests and the market moving upwards we’re expecting a price increase.

Rainforests

One of the things I was keen to see more of was the preservation of rainforests alongside the farm. About 20% of their farmland is left as wild rainforest to preserve it and the habitat it offers. The understanding of harmony between nature and farming was impressive.

Not enough space to write it all – ask more when you next order.

New Coffees

We’re exploring new origins and cupping new coffees in the next few weeks. Cameroon? Guatemala? Rwanda? Nicaragua?

Keep your coffee fresh

WE’RE MOVING!

Ethical Addictions has a new home as of Monday 18th June, 2012:

Rear Warehouse
69A Alvin Street
Gloucester
GL1 3EH

But it’s more than just a new warehouse and offices

We definitely benefit from a great office and distribution space, but we also get to partner with an exciting new project starting in Gloucester. Roots Coffee Community is a social enterprise seeking to create a coffee shop and community space to serve people in the Kingsholm area. As part of their site, they have a warehouse to let and as such we can support their work by being a good tenant (and on-site supplier!)

Ethical Addictions Coffee Roasters
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