Demeter Organic Espresso

While visiting the farm, the Forest Roaster noticed that coffee trees are growing wild on the farm, with little or no intervention. The farm does produce self-sufficiently, using fermentation methods, also “pesticides” and fertilisers, which are used when necessary. Self-sufficiency is based on the diversity of life on the farm. This includes wildlife, plants, fruit trees, birds and farm animals such as cows, as well as cosmic energies. Many useful crops are left to feed the animals and are not exploited commercially.

The main asset of diversity is healthy and living soil. When the soil is healthy, vibrant and nutrient-rich, healthy coffee trees will grow. A healthy tree has good immunity, so fertilisation and pesticides are often unnecessary. Farmer Unna said that when coffee trees and other wild plants are collectively healthy, diseases do not spread, although they do naturally infect weak individuals. He says that diseases and pests are part of nature and have their place in the cycle of life, but that the health of the plants (and soil) prevents the spread of a disease pandemic or pest to a harmful extent on the farm. Plant health comes from healthy soil and healthy soil comes from diverse life. In particular, certain grass species, known as weeds in Finland :), play an important role in maintaining soil moisture and acting as a protective zone for coffee trees. This simple thinking creates a virtuous circle where human involvement is minimal, but the benefits for all creatures and nature are immense. Biodynamic farming is carbon positive, meaning that the farm consumes more carbon dioxide than it produces. This CO2 positivity is significantly influenced by the fact that no commercial fertilisers are consumed – not even organic.

Balmaadi coffee has won the Indian Fine Cup Award twice – each time it entered the competition. Forest Roastery also has an espresso roast of Balmaadi farm coffee for lovers of darker roasts. More about this very special coffee on the ‘Discover the Farm’ tab.

The coffee is roasted with self-sufficient solar and wind energy and, exceptionally, in cooperation with the Rost coffee roastery in Helsinki, so that the costs of organic certification are not prohibitive for Metsäpaahtimo. The coffee is shipped by CO2-certified sea transport. In Finland, the beans have travelled in a biofuel-powered vehicle. You can choose to have your coffee packaged in a 100% compostable coffee bag with a label created from hemp and sugar cane material, or in a printed recycled cardboard coffee bag. When ordering online, you can choose the grind suitable for your coffee equipment. Your coffee will keep fresh and taste best if you order your coffee as a bean and grind the coffee beans just before extraction.