Lot 2026-01
●2026 Main harvest · Now sampling●Organically grown · No synthetic inputs●10 acres · 1,200m · Muhoroni, Kenya●Direct import to US roasters●2026 Main harvest · Now sampling●Organically grown · No synthetic inputs●10 acres · 1,200m · Muhoroni, Kenya●Direct import to US roasters
For roasters · 2026 harvest
Sourcing single-origin Kenya without a broker chain in the middle is harder than it should be. We grow ten acres in Muhoroni and ship direct to US roasters.
● Harvest live
Muhoroni · 15:32 EAT
Green coffee
grown the
long way
around.
We don’t roast. We grow. Ten acres in Muhoroni, Kenya: no synthetic chemistry, no shortcuts. Hand-picked cherries, double-washed at our own mill, dried on raised beds, exported direct to roasters who give it the finish it deserves.
Practice
& progress
& progress
What you can verify on the farm today, and the audits we’re working toward.
What we do today
- Zero synthetic pesticidesThree generations, no exceptions
- Compost from cherry pulp100% of pulp returns to soil
- Native shade canopy38% cover · Mukau + banana
- Mill water recycled94% closed-loop · zero effluent
Where we’re heading
- USDA Organic certificationApplication opens Q3 2026 · target 2027 harvest
- Independent agronomy + soil-lab reportsLot-specific reports available with samples today
§01 · the soil comes first
An organic
farm, first.
A coffee estate second.
Coffee is an extractive crop. Most farms strip their soil, douse it with nitrogen, spray for leaf rust, and move on. We took the other road. Every decision on our ten acres is measured against one question: does the land leave this season healthier than it started?
01
0 kg / acre
Industry avg: 2.4
No synthetic pesticides
Three generations of no synthetic chemistry. Pests managed through shade canopy, intercropping, and biology. Only USDA-Organic-approved sprays when treatment is needed.
02
100% of pulp
Typical: 0%
Compost, not fertilizer
Every cherry pulp and husk goes back as compost. What the coffee took out, we put back, by hand.
03
38% canopy
Sun-grown: 0%
Shade-grown under native canopy
Slow growth under Mukau and banana yields denser beans, deeper sugars, and habitat for the birds that handle pests for us.
04
94% recycled
Industry avg: 12%
Water closed-loop
Mill water cycles through settling ponds and reedbeds. Zero effluent reaches the Nyando river.
§02 · the numbers
Claims are cheap.
Numbers aren’t.
MetricMorceau FarmsBaseline
Synthetic pesticides applied
0 kg / acre
Industry avg: 2.4 kg
Industry avg: 2.4 kgSynthetic fertilizer applied
0 kg / acre
Industry avg: 180 kg
Industry avg: 180 kgWater recycled at mill
94%
Industry avg: 12%
Industry avg: 12%Native tree canopy cover
38%
Sun-grown: 0%
Sun-grown: 0%On-farm compost returned to soil
100% of pulp
Typical: 0%
Typical: 0%Workers on living wage
Living wage
Kenya coffee avg: 31%
Kenya coffee avg: 31%Carbon sequestered per acre
4.2 t CO₂ / yr
Conventional: −1.1 t
Conventional: −1.1 tSelf-reported, with every input logged. Lot-specific soil panels, processing records, and independent agronomy reports available on request for roasters evaluating our lots.
§03 · the offering
Two ready.
Two on the
way.
Every lot ships as unroasted green coffee in 60kg GrainPro-lined jute bags. Full traceability documents, certificates, and a 200g sample roast accompany every order. Minimum 10 bags for direct import; smaller allocations available through our NC warehouse.
Sampling now · 2026 main harvest
Lot 2026-02
On the calendar
Projected
Lot 2027-CB
Community Blend
Carefully sourced · Smallholder neighbors
Projected · Mid 2027
Ex-Mombasa · Unroasted
Projected
Lot 2028-BA
Sample kit for qualified roasters: 200g of both 2026 lots with full traceability docs, shipped free to US roasters evaluating our 2026 harvest.
Request the kit →§04 · tree to port
Eight steps. All of them ours. Then we hand it to you.
01
Cultivate
Shade-grown under native canopy. No synthetic inputs. Intercropped with banana and legumes for soil nitrogen.
Cultivate
Harvest
02
Harvest
Selective hand-picking, cherry by cherry, at peak ripeness only. No strip-picking.
03
Pulp
Cherry skin removed by disc pulper within 6 hours of picking. Pulp returns to the soil as compost.
Pulp
Ferment
04
Ferment
12–24h primary dry fermentation. Traditional Kenyan double-wash method.
05
Wash
Mill water recycled through reedbeds. Zero effluent leaves the property.
Wash
Dry
06
Dry
12–21 days on raised African beds under shade cloth. Turned by hand every two hours.
07
Mill & Grade
Hulled, sorted, and graded on-farm to AA, AB, or PB. Hand-picked defects.
Mill & Grade
Export
08
Export
GrainPro-lined jute bags. Mombasa → US East Coast. Lot-specific docs ship with every container.
Step 09 →
Your roastery.
We don’t roast. That’s the craft we leave to the specialists who buy from us: the independent roasters across the United States who know their market, their customers, and their machines better than we ever could.
§05 · the terroir
What Muhoroni
tastes like.
Volcanic soil. Equatorial warmth. Lake Victoria basin at 1,200m. Biodiverse shade from native Mukau and banana. These are the variables your roast profile gets to work with.
Soil
Volcanic
Elevation
1,200m
Shade cover
38%
Varietals
Batian · Ruiru 11 · SL-28
0.1542°S · 35.1997°E
Muhoroni, Kenya
● The crew
§06 · the crew
A small crew.
Ten acres.
A small crew runs ten acres. Pickers at peak harvest. The mill operator. The drying-bed crew who turn cherries every two hours through twelve-day cycles. They’re on year-round contracts at a living wage. The rest of Kenya’s coffee belt runs on seasonal piecework.
When you buy from Morceau, that’s where the money lands. No broker, no co-op cut, no marketing layer. Put this on your menu and your customers can read the chain from picker to cup.
Contracts
Year-round
Wage floor
Living wage
§07 · for roasters
How we work
with independent
roasters.
Full import
Direct container
20+ bags, direct to your loading dock. FOB Mombasa or landed at our Norfolk, VA warehouse. Full chain-of-custody docs. Best unit economics.
For: Established roasters, wholesale-heavy operators.
Shared container
Split allocation
5–20 bags from our NC warehouse. You pick the lot, we handle the logistics. Short lead time, no import hassle.
For: Growing roasters, single-cafe operations.
Reserved lots
Seasonal allocation
Lock your 2027 harvest now. We set aside named bags from specific micro-lots before they hit the general offer sheet.
For: Roasters building long-term origin relationships.
Indicative pricing
FOB Mombasa or landed Norfolk, VA. Lot-specific pricing on request, aligned with top-grade Kenyan AA. Adjustments for cupping score, lot size, and shipping terms.
Request offer sheet →§08 · the paper trail
Every claim,
documented.
Organic is a cheap word. The paperwork is what makes it real. Your QC lead gets cupping scores, processing logs, soil tests, and full chain of custody with every sample we ship.
What’s in the dossier
- Cupping SheetIndependent grader's notes, added once the lot is scored
- Processing LogPick date through drying, signed by the mill supervisor
- Soil & Input ReportAnnual soil-lab analysis, every input on record
- Soil & Sustainability ScorecardCover crop, shade canopy, water and carbon per kilo green
- Chain of CustodyEvery container and transit leg from Muhoroni to your dock
Lot-specific. Updated each harvest.
Request the dossier →§09 · plan your year
Harvest runs on Kenya’s clock.
Two rains, two harvests, twelve months of work. The main crop ships in spring; the lighter fly crop arrives at the end of summer. Plan your roasts to the season, not the catalog.
- Main harvest · ships Mar–Apr · ~78% of yield
- Fly crop · ships Sep · brighter, lower body
- Flowering · rain-led, no shipments
2026 harvest · now offering
Roast your next
Kenya.
Three steps to a sample on your cupping table.
01
Request a sample kit
Tell us your roastery. We ship 200g of all three lots with cupping sheets.
02
Cup the lots, read the dossier
Soil panels, processing logs, and chain of custody land in your inbox.
03
Open your allocation
Lock bags before the next vessel out of Mombasa.
We’d rather work with ten roasters who know our soil than a hundred who don’t.
Request
Start with
samples.
Tell us your roastery, your volume, and what you’re looking for. We’ll ship a 200g sample kit with the full 2026 offer sheet and lot-specific traceability docs attached.
Free for active US roasters. We pay shipping. No obligation if the cup doesn’t deliver.
Roasters
roasters@morceaufarms.com
General
hello@morceaufarms.com
Mailing Address
Morceau Farms LLC964 High House Rd #3024
Cary, NC 27513
United States
Farm
0.1542°S · 35.1997°E · Muhoroni, Kenya