KAAP KOFFIE: NOT A COFFEE BUSINESS.

Shall we skip the blabla barista show off about the best coffee in town? Great! We have bigger fish to fry.
Every day the Dutch consume 50 million cups of coffee. The billion-dollar industry behind our daily cup is deliberately underpaying local farmers. On top of that they use heavy polluting oil fuel container ships to cross the ocean. Not a happy story. Maybe we should look away and order another espresso.

Maybe we shouldn’t.

Kaap Koffie is a plea for change. A manifest rather than a cup of coffee.

Realistic buying price

Cooperation of female Colombian farmers

Transport by sailing ship (100% powered by the wind)

Emission free distribution

Biodegradable/bulk packaging

Zero waste (re-use of coffee grits)

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Obviously Kaap Koffie is not expensive but the exi

Obviously Kaap Koffie is not expensive but the existing commodity brands are unrealistically cheap.

#bethechange #sustainable #sustainablecoffee #sail #sailingforthefuture #coffee
#horizon #green

Globally 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed

Globally 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed every single day. More than 90% of all
coffee grows in developing countries while most of the coffee is consumed in industrialized
countries.

#bepartofthechange #coffee #sustainability #sustainable #Colombia #to #Amsterdam #kaapkoffie #sealife#sailing #poweredbynature #ship

Making money is not a goal on its own, making mone

Making money is not a goal on its own, making money is subordinate to making an impact.

#sustainability #sailingcargo #sailingforthefuture #coffee #colobia to #Amsterdam #poweredbynature

We aim to be a complete circular business, based o

We aim to be a complete circular business, based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use and regenerating natural systems.

#sailingforthefuture #coffee #sustainability #Colombia #sustainablecoffee #sealife
#Amsterdam #ndsm

We offer a lease contract for the use of coffee be

We offer a lease contract for the use of coffee beans collecting the grits to be reused as raw material or new purposes. Incoming soon.

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Our coffee crosses the ocean by sailing ship, 100%

Our coffee crosses the ocean by sailing ship, 100% powered by nature, distributed electrically or by bike.

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Here is our manifest, a plea for change: We purcha

Here is our manifest, a plea for change: We purchase organic coffee beans directly from a cooperation of female farmers from Colombia, paying a fair price while investing in biodiversity.

#sustainablecoffee #coffee #poweredbynature #Colombia #Amsterdam #sealife #plea #sustainability #manifest

Kaap koffie. A manifest for change. And we will be

Kaap koffie. A manifest for change. And we will be the change. Not by minimizing some of the negatives but by doing what is the only right thing to do: redesigning the entire production chain of coffee. Coming soon.

#change #sustainablecoffee #poweredbynature #sailingcargo #sailingforthefuture #countdown
#Amsterdam #Colombia #ndsm

Exciting things are happening in the near future.

Exciting things are happening in the near future. Getting our message across in a very special way. Stay tuned for more...

#Coffee #kaapkoffie #sailingforthefuture #poweredbynature #sustainable

We wait in suspense. Our valiant Lun II is sailing

We wait in suspense. Our valiant Lun II is sailing our Kaap Koffie beans with the full wind in its sails towards the port in Amsterdam. In just a few weeks the ship will touch the dock and the beans will be unloaded. Join us for a festive welcome! Keep an eye on our social media platform for the arrival and festive agenda!

100% powered by nature

#sailingvessel #sailingcargo #coffee #sailingforthefuture #kaapkargo #kaapdegroenehoop #kaapkoffie #lunII #sail #lifeatsea #fairtransportsailing #fairtransport

Life at sea: a series

Life at sea: a series

Hey there sailor / landlubber! Can we prepare you

Hey there sailor / landlubber!
Can we prepare you for some unadulterated jealousy? Lun II’s crew send us loads and loads of pictures… the most wonderful images of life at sea. This is what it means to go on a sailing adventure: stunning views, crazy skies. The Kaap Koffie team is drooling over these pictures and dreaming of a future with more and more sailing vessels heading out there, sailing coffee and other cargo.

In other words, Lun II has arrived safe and sound in Santa Marta and is now filled with coffee beans!!!!!

Be prepared for lots of mouth-wathering pictures of life at sea the coming month.

#sailingvessel #sailingcargo #coffee #sailingforthefuture #kaapkargo #kaapdegroenehoop #kaapkoffie #lunII #sail #lifeatsea #fairtransportsailing #fairtransport

Brave Lun II. Our wooden sailing ship. Almost in C

Brave Lun II. Our wooden sailing ship. Almost in Colombia to load beans for Kaap Koffie. She looks like any other ship on the Marine Traffic app, but she’s the only cargo ship being powered by the wind. So proud.

Coffee sniffing: its something you do as a coffee

Coffee sniffing: its something you do as a coffee company. We do like the smell of coffee but it smells even better when it’s from @cafe.cooagronevada

#kaapkoffie #kaapkargo #sailingcoffee #fijnproevers #sailing #sailingforthefuture #sailingcargo #kaapdegroenehoop #cafécooagronevada

Fifty million cups of coffee. Per day. In Holland.

Fifty million cups of coffee. Per day. In Holland. We had to read it twice. Then we figured out that 80% of that coffee is produced by farmers structurally being paid below cost price. While 100% of that coffee is transported by heavily polluting container ships. Mmm. Why have your daily cup subsidized by local farmers while heating up the planet? Time for improvement. We give it a sincere try. For starters we cross the ocean with a sailing ship. 100% powered by the wind and the currents of the sea. And we buy directly from female farmers. Paying a fair price. Would be great if you drink along.

Also, and we don’t want to brag, but look at this beautiful picture! It is made by @kadirvanlohuizen and we are very proud to cooperate with this world-famous Dutch photographer.

Kadir van Lohuizen (The Netherlands, 1963) has covered conflicts in Afrika and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world, the rising sea levels, the diamond industry and migration in the Americas. Check out his beautiful (and scary) series After Us the Deluge: The Human Consequences of Rising Sea Levels.

#stellamaris #ourladystarofthesea #kaapkoffie #kaapkargo #kaapdegroenehoop #kadirvanlohuizen #climatecrisis #afterusthedeluge #risingsealevels #sailingcargo #sailingvessel #cargobysail #coffee

Do you want to see something crazy? Sailing the oc

Do you want to see something crazy? Sailing the ocean is not for the faint-hearted…
Lun II is now near Sagres, Portugal, and has a very clear tactic (so they texted us): ‘speed is the key’. So far so good! 🌬⛵️🚀

Today, on 22-2-22, the Lun II left her harbour in

Today, on 22-2-22, the Lun II left her harbour in Lorient to cross the ocean. They will be heading towards Cape Verde!

Curious what the inside of an old nordic ship looks like when fully prepared for a crossing? Scroll and check out the orange sailing suits, every little corner of Lun II stacked with food and water, the wood to get the little stove going, and don't miss out on the enormous ham (!) that is hanging in the galley!

The little coffeegrinders next to the ham and the rest of the ship will be filled with the superb coffeebeans of @cafe.cooagronevada , a wonderful cooperative of female farmers in the north of Colombia. Lun II will do us the honour of sailing those beans to the Netherlands, to @kaapdegroenehoopndsm to be exact, making them the most sustainably transported beans you can think of.

We will follow the journey of Lun II with great curiosity! As there is no internet aboard the updates will be somewhat scarce, but we will make sure to share every bit of news we receive!

Fair winds Lun II!

#kaapkoffie #lunII #colombia #colombiancoffee #fairtransport #kaapkargo #sailingcargo #cargoundersail #cargosailing

CREW INTRODUCTION Kaap Koffie presents to you: t

CREW INTRODUCTION

Kaap Koffie presents to you: the Lun II crew!
These troopers are going to do where us landlubbers only dream (and have nightmares) about: cross the big ocean! If the weather calms down a bit they will problably leave tommorrow! Just in time to introduce you to the crew of six:

1. Manon. In ‘real’ life she is a documentary maker and she will provide us with beautiful footage of the trip.
2. Cyril. The shipwright. He did a couple of crossings so he knows his way around the ship!
3. Silas. American guy that studied metallurgy in Germany, lives in Holland and is going for his first sailing adventure! He is going to help change the steel industry with his expertise in producing steel with hydrogen power.
4. Sam. Our own Sam! Shipwright and sailor. It will be his second crossing, as he did his first crossing as part of the Tres Hombres crew. He is going to celebrate his birthday aboard!
5. Pierre. Father figure of the crew. Sailed the whole of the Antarctic sea. Has lots and lots of experience and shows us that less is more, also when it comes to glasses and its temples.
6. Ulysse. Last but not least: the captain. He is going to make sure that the ship and its crew is going to have a safe crossing, with some additional jiujiutsu sessions on deck as this powerhouse has won several medals in this sport!

Hard work pays off! The Lun II is launched! In a f

Hard work pays off! The Lun II is launched! In a few days we will say ‘farewell’ to the crew and ship for their 40 day sail to Colombia. May they have fair winds and following seas!

A little update from Lun II! ⚓️ Ulysse and hi

A little update from Lun II! ⚓️

Ulysse and his team are working hard to make Lun II ready for the big crossing! A number of planks are being replaced. To be able to do this it is necessary to steam the 65mm planks, shown in the last picture. Furthermore, the whole ship is being repainted and 're-caulked'. Re-what? Caulking is a nautical term for making the ship watertight by packing seams with a waterproof material, such as oakum or pitch.

It basically makes sure the Lun II stays afloat while crossing the ocean! If you want to know more about caulking, we can recommend a very very interesting youtube episode of @sampsonboatco: https://youtu.be/9kjdslOna5w. (And go follow their Instagram-account for more boatbuilding content!)

Stay tuned for more updates!