Seed to Cup — 90 Minute Kaʻū Coffee Farm Experience

Our most complete farm experience. Start at the seedling, end at the cup, and put your hands on every step in between.

You will walk the nursery, both farms and the wet mill. You will pick your own cherry during harvest season, pulp it, handle green bean, and watch a roast come up to temperature. Then we sit down for an extended cupping so you can taste how every decision on this farm changes what ends up in your cup.

What the experience includes

• Espresso or cappuccino from the coffee shop on arrival


• Nursery, lower farm, upper farm and wet mill


• Hands-on picking and pulping, seasonal, roughly August to January


• Roasting demonstration at the roaster


• Extended cupping: four varietals, a light-vs-dark roast comparison, and a brew method demo


• A café dessert special


• A 2 oz bag of Kaʻū coffee to take home

Good to know

Extended walking on uneven ground. Closed-toe shoes required. Outside harvest season we substitute a pruning or nursery activity, and the rest runs in full. Groups of 8 or more get 15% off.

School and youth groups

This experience also runs as an educational program covering plant life cycle, volcanic soil and microclimate, post-harvest processing, and how Kaʻū built a specialty coffee reputation from nothing. Call the farm to ask about our student rate.

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