Rooted in a Rwandan coffee-farming family, Baltimore-based Matriarch Coffee roasts specialty coffee sourced from Gasharu Farms and serves it through retail, wholesale, office-coffee, and café channels. The company’s story centers on Marie Mukamurenzi, who has used Gasharu Farms with her husband for more than 30 years to support their family and community, while Matriarch roasts distinctive coffees such as its 72-hour anaerobically fermented Ireme. Matriarch directs 10% of its profits to community programs and initiatives that financially empower women coffee farmers.
Sunday Morning Coffee CompanyFounded by Savannah Mitchell, Sunday Morning Coffee Company is a Black woman-owned roaster producing specialty Arabica blends that are roasted locally and shipped fresh. Its coffee grew from a bootstrapped brand into Sunday Morning at Savannah’s, a coffee lounge and hospitality destination set in a 200-year-old manor in New Windsor, Maryland. The company works with small-scale family farmers in coffee-growing regions worldwide and frames its coffee as part of a broader effort to expand Black representation in specialty coffee and hospitality.MILLERSVILLE, MD
Sweet Unity Farms CoffeeSweet Unity Farms Coffee grew from the Robinson family’s coffee farm, established in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands in 1989, into a coffee company that roasts and sells Arabica coffee. Its farm-to-cup model connects family-owned cooperatives in Tanzania and Ethiopia with family-owned roasters in New Jersey and California through direct trade. The company’s mission pairs coffee production with farmer education, community development, and stronger economic opportunities for rural coffee communities.New York, NY
One Village CoffeeEstablished in 2007, One Village Coffee roasts specialty coffee while connecting farmers, roasters, and coffee drinkers through traceable sourcing and community-focused partnerships. The Lansdale company is a Certified B Corporation and a 1% for the Planet member, supporting initiatives that range from regenerative farming to food security and education in coffee-growing communities. Its coffees include long-standing offerings such as Artist, made with women-produced lots from Honduras and Peru.LANSDALE, PA
Rooted Grounds Coffee CompanyRooted Grounds Coffee Company was founded by Patsy and David, whose passion for artisan coffee led them to build a community-minded roaster for settings beyond the coffee shop. The Ohio-based company makes fresh, small-batch craft coffee for commercial customers, with proceeds from its Readers Roast supporting the Second & Seven Foundation. Rooted Grounds is also certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WBENC.MASON, OH