Our Story
Three generations on one mountain
Acacia Coffee Co. has been a family business in the East African highlands for sixty harvests. This is how it started.
A farm built on volcanic soil
Acacia Coffee Co. was founded in 1960 by the Moshi family on the eastern slopes of an ancient caldera in Acacia Valley. The first Bourbon trees were planted on blocks that still produce coffee today.
Sixty harvests later the estate covers 420 hectares between 1,600 and 1,900 metres. Three generations of the family have worked the land. We grow the same Bourbon and SL28 varieties the first generation planted, processed on equipment we have gradually modernised without giving up the practices that made the coffee good in the first place.
The business is still run by the family. Decisions about which blocks to replant, which lots to separate, and which buyers to work with are all made on the farm.
Four commitments that shape the farm
Soil first
Every coffee pulp goes back to the fields as compost. The volcanic soil is the estate's most valuable asset.
Clean water
Our wet mill uses spring water and recirculates during peak harvest to protect downstream watersheds.
Fair work
Every permanent worker has housing, medical care and schooling for their children as part of their employment.
Traceable export
Every bag carries its block, variety and harvest date. Roasters who visit can stand where their coffee grew.
One hundred and twenty families, one estate
The people who pick, pulp, sort and grade our coffee live on-site with their families. Over 120 permanent staff and a larger seasonal workforce make the estate what it is.
Every permanent employee has housing on the farm, access to our on-site medical clinic and schooling for their children. We provide uniforms, meals during harvest, and pension contributions. Wages are reviewed each year against the cost of living in the region.
A coffee estate is only as strong as the hands that run it. We build the farm around that.
Visit or buy from the estate
We welcome roaster visits during harvest season and ship samples worldwide. Get in touch to plan a visit or request a cupping set.