Our Process
Great coffee takes care at every step. From the beans we choose to the final roast, we pay attention to the details that make each cup worth savoring.
Our Roaster
We roast our coffee in Seattle at Georgetown Co-Roasting, alongside Jocelyn Cosley of Jocelyn Coffee Roasting. Jocelyn's love for coffee started with a trip to Nicaragua with her father, who has worked in the industry for over 25 years. She spent years as a barista before starting her own roasting business, and when we were getting Buna Beans off the ground, we connected over something we both care about deeply: sourcing from women-led farms.
Small Batch, Always Fresh
For us, small batch means we roast in 20-pound increments every week, based on what people actually order. That's a big difference from most coffee companies, who roast hundreds of pounds at a time and let it sit on a shelf for months. Roasting weekly lets us focus on what matters most: quality and freshness in every bag.
Finding the Perfect Three
We didn't just pick a light, medium, and dark roast at random. We knew we wanted to offer all three, so we worked closely with Jocelyn to find the beans, origins, and roast levels that would bring out the best flavor in each. We tasted our way through 13 different coffees before landing on the final three: Lucia, Selva, and Masaya. Those three are consistent week to week, and we may add new ones down the road.
Roasted, Then Rested
After roasting, your coffee is packed and shipped within two to three days. That short window keeps it fresh and gives the beans time to degas, a natural process where carbon dioxide escapes and leaves behind the coffee's rich, balanced flavor. It's a small step that makes a big difference in the cup.
Why We Do It
For us, this process is about more than just great coffee. We're proud to support and connect with women farmers in an industry that's long been dominated by men, and we're proud of what we've built as two sisters who started this in high school.
It's easy to forget how much work goes into a single cup. From planting to harvesting, processing, drying, milling, exporting, roasting, packaging, and brewing, dozens of hands may touch your coffee before it reaches your mug. A coffee tree even takes three to five years before it produces a single bean. Every step is a labor of love, and we're grateful to everyone who makes it possible.
So when you brew a cup of Buna Beans, know that it carries the care of many people, and a whole lot of heart.
Buna Tetu — come drink coffee with us.