Sourcing model

From pod to purchase — no black boxes.

Mature cacao tree heavy with ripening pods on a member farm, Sierra Leone

The journey

Five steps. One signature.

  1. 01

    Cooperative harvests

    Member farmers harvest pods at peak ripeness across four districts.

  2. 02

    Joint quality grading

    Cooperative leaders and our team grade beans side by side at the wet station.

  3. 03

    Fermentation & drying

    5–7 day box fermentation, sun-dried on raised beds to 7% moisture.

  4. 04

    Export & shipment

    Containerized from Freetown to Rotterdam, Hamburg, or London ports.

  5. 05

    Buyer delivery

    Direct to your roastery or factory with full origin documentation.

Traceability

Every bag carries its story.

Batch tracking page

Every order gets a unique lot number linking to the exact farm, harvest date, fermentation time, and drying method.

QR code on packaging

Buyers scan to see the full journey — farm to fermentation to export — in seconds.

Live harvest calendar

Current and upcoming lots with availability windows, updated weekly during season.

Certificate of Origin

Downloadable per batch, signed by the cooperative leader and our quality team.

See it for yourself.

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