Bedford

Named for our original Brooklyn cafe and roastery, Bedford was conceived as a modern espresso offering. With coffees from our oldest relationships in Ethiopia and Colombia, Bedford emphasizes delicious fruit flavors that still balance delightfully in milk drinks.


Suke Quto

After beginning his career in agroforestry, Tesfaye Bekele founded Suke Quto in the aftermath of a series of brushfires in Ethiopia's Guji region. Seeing that locals were replanting the land with monoculture crops like corn and wheat, he suggested coffee as a more sustainable alternative - a native species capable of thriving in semi-forested conditions. Seeing that farmers needed encouragement to take the risk on such a time-intensive crop, he founded Suke Quto Farm, eventually followed by two processing stations. Today he is credited as one of the preeminent figures in coffee production in what is still considered to be an emerging region. 


Pillimue Family

Through our partnership with Pergamino, the community of Inzá, Cauca has long been one of our favorite sourcing regions in Colombia. Organic production methods are fairly common practice here, though certifications are sometimes challenging. The Pillimue family, who are prominent members of their community of San Antonio, led a program to certify 80 other producers in Inzá, teaching valuable techniques in waste reduction and organic fertilization methods.