The Green Delivery

This year marks a decade since we began sourcing coffee from our good friend Fabiano Borré with the help of export partner and mentor Silvio Leite. Fleur and Toshi were excited to celebrate the milestone during their visit to Brazil this past September while selecting our incoming Brazilian offerings.In this month's episode, Fleur and Toshi talk to Rafa about their trip, sharing their thoughts on what makes our partnerships in Brazil so unique, and reporting on this year's coffees and their quality. If you're keen to taste the lots they're talking about, check out our offer list and request sample!

For this month's episode, Beau sat down with Rafa to chat about her recent sourcing trip to Bolivia, sharing insights into the incredible work of the Rodríguez family of Agricafe Bolivia and the Sol de la Mañana producers they work with, as well as talking about the exceptional quality of this year's crop. Bolivia is one of the most visually striking countries we get to visit, producing some of the most complex lots we source — you can't miss this one!

For this month's episode of The Green Delivery, Beau and Rafa chat about Rwanda's latest harvest straight from capital Kigali, sharing insights into the quality of this year's crop and their wonderful visits with producers and washing station managers. If you love Rwandan coffees as much as we do, you can't miss this one!⁠

This month, Fleur and Rafa spoke to Santa Clara Estate’s Bel Zelaya, who spearheads the family’s scholarship program with sister Katia. Since 2011, the initiative has supported 77 children of the farm’s staff in accessing greater educational opportunities, prioritising girls and young women who would otherwise miss out on going to school.During our chat, we learned more about how the program works and how to get involved — while Fleur also gave us insights into what we can expect from our forthcoming Guatemalan offerings.

The latest episode of The Green Delivery features one of our favourite coffee people: Dukunde Kawa Managing Director Ernest Nshimyimana!⁠⁠This month, Rafa and Aislinn looked back at last year’s Supporting Strong Women campaign and caught up with Ernest to get the latest updates on its outcome. During our chat, Ernest spoke beautifully about the women of Rambagirakawa, and the long-term goals of the Musasa Early Childhood Development Centre — reminding us of how special our relationship with the cooperative truly is!

This month, Fleur and Aislinn sat down to talk about their most recent visit to Kenya, to give us some insights into our buying strategy for 2025, following last year's changes to the country's coffee trade. If you love hearing about baboons, roadside mangoes, and how we build relationships on the ground, you can't miss this one!Head here to learn more about the recent changes to Kenya's coffee industry, and here to meet our good friend Wycliffe Murwayi!

For this month's episode, Aislinn chatted with Fleur about her recent sourcing trip to Colombia; to learn more about how our dear friends and supply partners Pergamino work on the ground, and the techniques used to decaffeinate our delicious San Antonio Decaf. Keen to taste some of these incoming lots? Check out our offer list here, and reach out for samples!

Welcome to The Green Delivery, a coffee podcast by MCM. For our first episode, “Ship Happens!,” Aislinn and Beau sat down with Rafa to talk about the recent surge in the C price, and the many challenges currently impacting the world of international logistics.