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Rita and Patrick Mukundi
Verve Coffee Roasters
Privam Estate
Field Blend· Washed
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Privam Estate
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The story
The Mukundi family assembled adjoining parcels over two generations and founded Privam Estate in 2012. In 2018 the estate secured its own pulping license, allowing it to process independently of local cooperatives.
Challenges
The farm is located in a region where land is typically divided into very small parcels, requiring significant effort over multiple generations to assemble a contiguous 23-acre estate.
Innovations
The estate uses staff agronomists, polyculture and no herbicides. Cherries are hand-picked, floated, pulped, density-sorted, fermented, washed again and dried on raised beds.
Published coffees linked to this farm
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Research sources & verification
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-03