2601 14th Street, NW
Thanks to Anthony for sending: “The building looks ready to open soon at 14th and Euclid — and there’s signage for a new coffee shop in the building.”
“How it all started
Before the Rwandan Civil War in 1994, coffee was a big thing, but after years of fighting and genocide, the industry – and trust between neighboring farmers – collapsed. To help create employment opportunities and bring people together, our founder, Jonathan Golden, built the first LTH coffee washing station in the Ruli farming region. He also bought a 12lb primo roaster and hired a consultant to teach him how to roast beans, thinking that if this idea didn’t work, he’d at least have coffee to give as gifts for the next 20 years.
Thankfully, it did work! Soon, farmers who hadn’t spoken to each other in years worked side-by-side in the coffee fields.
What we’re doing now
Today, we’ve worked with more than 10,000 farmers, selling our specialty beans to coffee lovers worldwide, have cafes in the U.S., support development initiatives in our farming communities, and have helped change countless lives on both sides of the Atlantic. We call this Collaborative Trade™. Along with co-laboring with farmers and paying fair wages, we also work closely with farming communities in Rwanda through our Do Good Initiative projects that support locally-organized development programs.”
Check out more about Land of a Thousand Hills coffee here and stay tuned for an opening date!