Ripe coffee cherries glistening at golden hour on our Muhoroni estate

Specialty coffee, direct from the farmer who grew it

Know Your Farmer.
Know Your Cup.

A Piece of Kenya in Every Cup

Fully traceable Kenyan coffee, double-washed for clarity, and shipped fresh to North Carolina.

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Ruiru 11 coffee cherries at peak ripeness on our Muhoroni estate

Ruiru 11 · January harvest · Muhoroni, Kenya

Our Story

You’ve Never Met the Farmer Who Grew Your Coffee

Between your cup and its origin, there are usually five to seven middlemen. The farmer is invisible. The story on the label is marketing. The supply chain is a black box.

I started Morceau Farms to change that. I grow this coffee on my own estate in Muhoroni, Kenya. I process it at our mill. I export it from Mombasa and import it to North Carolina myself.

When you buy Morceau Farms, you are not trusting a label. You know the farmer, the lot, the process, and the exact 10 acres it came from. The entire story is verifiable because one person owns every step.

10

Acres

1,200m

Elevation

3

Varietals

Morceau is French for a small, carefully shaped piece of something larger. That is what every bag contains: a piece of western Kenya, complete in your hands.

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Find Your Cup

Three ways to experience Muhoroni. Every lot is fully traceable, double-washed for clarity, and shipped with the complete story of where it came from.

Flagship Batian

The one we put our name behind first.

In the Cup

Ripe blackcurrant, raw honey, long citrus finish

A single-estate, single-varietal lot that shows everything Muhoroni can be. Full-bodied, bright, and built for pour-over or drip.

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Estate Blend

Your new every-morning coffee.

In the Cup

Chocolate, stone fruit, clean sweet finish

Three varietals from our estate, balanced for daily drinking. Works beautifully across every brew method, from espresso to French press.

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Community Farmer Series

You will know who grew this coffee.

In the Cup

Rotating seasonal lots from named producers

Limited lots from our neighboring farmers in Muhoroni, processed at our mill to the same standard. Each bag names the farmer and their story.

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Coffee plantation rows at Morceau Farms

How It Works

Three Steps to Your First Cup

01

Choose Your Lot

Pick from our Flagship Batian, Estate Blend, or a rotating Community Farmer Series lot.

02

We Ship Fresh

Your coffee is roasted and shipped from North Carolina within days of your order.

03

Taste the Difference

Brew a cup with the full story of its origin. You will know every step it took to reach you.

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The Process

From Soil to Cup

Every lot is double-washed using Kenya’s signature processing method for maximum cup clarity and brightness. Eight deliberate steps, no shortcuts.

01

Harvest

Selectively picked at peak ripeness

02

Pulp

Cherry skin removed by disc pulper

03

Ferment

12-24 hour primary dry fermentation

04

Wash

Double-washed for cup clarity

05

Dry

12-21 days on raised African beds

06

Mill

Hulled and graded AA, AB, PB

07

Export

Mombasa to the US East Coast

08

Roast

Freshly roasted in North Carolina

Origin

This Is What Muhoroni Tastes Like

Lake Victoria Basin · 1,200m

The volcanic soil and equatorial warmth of Kenya’s Lake Victoria basin create a cup profile you will not find anywhere else: full-bodied, mineral-rich, with a depth and sweetness that rewards attention.

Every lot we produce carries this terroir. When you taste blackcurrant and raw honey in a Flagship Batian, or stone fruit in an Estate Blend, that is Muhoroni in the cup. A specific place, not a generic origin.

Kenyan highlands at dusk near Muhoroni, Kisumu County

Soil

Volcanic

Mineral-rich, high fertility

Climate

Equatorial

Warm, humid, generous rainfall

In the Cup

Full-Bodied

Dense, sweet, structured

Process

Double-Washed

Clean, bright, high clarity

Ready to Try It?

Order Your First Bag

Choose a lot, and we will ship it fresh from North Carolina. Your first cup comes with the full story of who grew it and how.

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Wholesale & Inquiries

Roasters & Partners

Looking for traceable Kenyan lots for your roastery or cafe? We are based in North Carolina and available for cuppings. Tell us what you need.

Email

hello@morceaufarms.com

Location

North Carolina, USA