Indonesia Nola Wonga
Origin Info
REGION: Flores
COUNTRY: Indonesia
VARIETY: S795
ALTITUDE: 1500M
PROCESS: Washed
TASTE NOTES: Walnut - Agave Syrup - Floral
The Story
Nola Wonga farmers group was created in 2014 by Mr Felix Soba in order to preserve the cultivation of Bajawa's renowned organic Arabica coffee. A number of coffee farmers have converted their plants to more profitable short term crops, such as cabbages, cucumbers and mustard greens, leading to a shrinking of the coffee plantation area.
Brought over to the UK by our import partners Indochina, this is the first coffee they've sourced from the great archipelago. Hailing from Flores, a smaller, slightly lesser known island for coffee compared to that of your Java & Sumatra. It produces complex, clean coffees with floral and citrus notes and bright acidity.
Mr Soba acts as a patron to the farmers of Nola Wonga as well as other farmers groups. He provides financial support, distributing free seedlings and teaching them how to continue growing coffee alongside horticultural crops, rather than as a replacement.
The success of this work has seen the profits from coffee cultivation increase exponentially, with increasing demand for these coffees creating more job opportunities for local people. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge in the processing of specialty coffee has a long term positive impact on Nola Wonga farmers group and the biodiversity and productivity of their plantations.
