The Bridge: Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee

Coffee with a Story

The Bridge proudly serves coffee from Land of a Thousand Hills.

Land of a Thousand Hills is an entrepreneurial ministry that purchases coffee from and invests in Rwandan farmers who harvest premium quality Arabica bourbon coffee beans, grown at high altitudes in rich volcanic Rwandan soil. This ministry is now changing lives for tens of thousands of rural coffee growers one amazing cup of Rwandan coffee at a time. The Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa farmers who were formerly defined by genocide now show incredible displays of reconciliation and forgiveness as they work side by side to produce a commodity of hope that continues to break the chains by which they were once bound. Every bag purchased provides a rural farmer with a proper Living Wage and the dignity and self respect that comes from providing for oneself. Here, across the world, we can be a blessing to them just by drinking a cup of Land of a Thousand Hills coffee.

In 2004, Land of a Thousand Hills committed to paying a minimum of $1.26 per pound to the grower for their finest coffee, more than three times the unjust 40 cents often paid by other coffee companies. Currently, the growers are consistently paid an average of $1.86 per pound. Land of a Thousand Hills also invests one dollar per 12 oz. bag sold to fund micro-finance programs that help Rwandans start small businesses. Approximately $3 total per 12 oz. bag is invested in the Rwandan economy.

"Drink Coffee. Do Good."