Pelaga Kopi is sourced from Kiadan Pelaga and is produced by Subak Abian Sari Bhoga (Pelaga) a community based cooperative with the help Yayasan Wahana Kria Putri through Bali Artisans. Your purchase of Pelaga Kopi will directly benefit the people of Pelaga

Kiadan Pelaga – Coffee in the Clouds

Situated 1100 meters above sea level, southeast of Mt Mangu, cool and green Kiadan Pelaga is a world away from the hustle and bustle of the coastal towns. The vegetation here is lush, and can be seen stretching away onto distant forested mountainsides. Closest to the village, however, the earth is devoted to the village’s ‘brown gold’- coffee.

Around seventy percent of Kiadan Pelaga’s residents are farmers. If there is little activity on the streets, you’ll see why when you enter the ‘kebun’ – the gardens - where men and women are hard at work. The kebun are extensive and diverse. Crops are mixed and matched, but far from randomly planted. The combinations of crops are chosen strategically to eliminate the need for chemical inputs such as fertlisers and pesticides. Everything is organic.

The village is surrounded by lush forests, native bamboo, ricefields, rivers and gorges. It offers some beautiful trekking, which is enhanced by a local guide offering insight into the area.

The coffee beans droop from branches, starting green, then ripening into sunset yellows, oranges and reds. Picking the red berries is hard work and only the beginning. To maximize quality, the coffee then undergoes ‘wet-process’ production, using water throughout a range of steps. Roasting is next, in the village ovens, and lastly grinding, releasing heady aromas which remind us what all the hard work was for.