Sweet 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.
Matriarch CoffeeRooted 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.BALTIMORE, MD
Goldberry Roasting CompanyStarted by Doug Cooper as a basement hobby in 2010, Goldberry Roasting Company now produces small-batch specialty coffee at its family-owned roastery in Ashland, Ohio. Doug’s son Pete joined in 2019, turning the business into a family legacy built around carefully developed roast profiles and close relationships with coffee farmers, including partners in Mexico’s Sierra Norte region. Goldberry also works through its sister nonprofit, Coffee Growing Community, to help farming families improve the quality and market value of their coffee.ASHLAND, OH
Homestead Coffee RoastersFrom a 19th-century barn beside Pennsylvania’s Tow Path and the Delaware River, Homestead Coffee Roasters has been sourcing and roasting coffee since 2006. Now a second-generation coffee roaster, the family-run company works exclusively with small farms and cooperatives, refining its coffees through careful tasting while using recyclable boxes and backyard-compostable bags. It also supports wholesale partners with equipment, training, and ongoing coffee-program guidance.UPPER BLACK EDDY, PA
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