Paddy & Scott's
The coffee supply chain is long and complicated, filled with people taking their share of the farmer’s hard work. Paddy and Scott’s had a bold idea: to eliminate these middlemen and corporates, shortening the distance between the coffee grower and the coffee drinker. In 2016, we joined forces with incredible coffee farmers in Meru, Kenya.
Working together with the Muchomba family we have created a unique project to revolutionise how coffee is traded and give more back to the families working hard to grow our coffee. It’s never been done before, but that’s never stopped us! In collaboration with the Muchomba family, the Meru Farm is now the second home of Paddy and Scott's. Here, not only do we grow some incredible coffee, but we are also investing in the farm infrastructure and working with local schools to ensure sustainable change for the coffee growing community,
The farm is located 300 kilometres north of Nairobi in the shade of the eastern side of Mount Kenya. This is where we've worked with George Muchomba and his eldest son Isaac to create one of the finest coffee farms in the world; Time to get our hands dirty.
We have built a model farm with shared facilities that can be used by local communities who rely on the coffee for their existence. We set out to empower the farmer and revolutionise how consumers interact with the people supplying their coffee. We set our goal and achieved it.
Proceeds from the Meru Community Project are now extending far beyond our boundaries. The Ruiga Day Secondary School is located 6km south of the farm with many of our farm workers' children in attendance. We soon realised the school needed serious investment: There was no running water, toilets or even glass in the windows. Whilst we were building the new pulping station it seemed only natural to extend this water supply to the school so we ran a 6.6 km water feed, installed new water storage tanks and built a new brick toilet block with washing facilities.
The coffee farmers own the farm, but this project thrives thanks to your continued support. We encourage you to take action in your own way, be inspired by this business model, and help others to fuel ambition. Together, we can inspire change and create a ripple effect of positivity. This is real change in action—something you can truly be proud of.
