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PKGO currently produces
1,500 tons of coffee and is Indonesia’s only Fair Trade and Organic
Certified coffee cooperative. Conscious Coffees has been supporting this
cooperative since the first harvest became available and we’ve worked
directly with to improve the cup quality of their coffee. We have been
experimenting with several processing and preparation techniques expanding
our ability to offer several types of coffee from PPKGO. We currently import
traditional un-washed as well as semi-washed, washed, and decaffeinated
lots. Each variety is unique and has a variety of applications in our
blending practices. Our decaf continues to be one of the highest scoring
decaf coffees available each year.
PPKGO includes members of
Gayo, Javanese, and Acehenese ethnic groups and various religions, including
Christians. This diversity has strengthened the cooperative which is an
incredible feat in the midst of such intercultural and now economic strife
in the region.
We consider Sumatra not
just a coffee source, but more importantly home to our producer partners,
their families, and the communities and organizations they have constructed.
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