The Importance Of Buma Devi

In many cultures, Earth has been celebrated through worship, often personified as goddess who is intimately associated with earth, fertility, and agriculture. She has been given many names, Gaia by the Greeks, Pachamama by the South Americans. We know her as Mother Earth.

In Indian philosophical thought, the Earth is manifested in a female goddess named Buma Devi. It is believed that Buma Devi has the power to grant knowledge, health, stability, and success in professional and personal life. She is often worshiped when a new plot is formed or a new place is purchased, in an attempt to receive her blessing and to free any negative energy from the piece of land, thus laying the clean foundation for a new beginning.

One of the ways we celebrate

The coffee features an aroma with earthy feel, a round and smooth body with a long, lingering taste. Buma Devi is sourced from share-grown crops in the forest of Coorg, Karnataka, a stunning region of India that is known for its old-world charm, misty hills, sandalwood forests, and acres of coffee and tea plantations. (Clarify with Marc about location, ask more about farm). Buma Devi coffee cherries are picked by hand, sun-dried, and then winnowed and hulled to ensure proper separation of the bean from the dried skin. Unlike some coffee processing methods, no water is used in the harvesting process of Buma Devi! For this blend, we select peaberry beans which are characterized by a round shape and distinctive fruity taste.

So you’ve fallen in love with the rich flavor of Buma Devi blend but how do you make it?

The ways to experience of Buma Devi are diverse as the consumer’s palate but what is a better way to experience our amazing South Indian Coffee than with a traditional Indian brewing machine? Our favorite ways to experience Buma Devi is in the morning, brewed by a South Indian coffee filter, paired with milk and sugar to create a delightful toffee tasting drink.

For South Indian Coffee

Bio-dynamic practices began when the Austrian philosopher, Rudolf Steiner, sought to harmonize science and spirituality in the 1920s. Biodynamic agricultural views that the health of a plantation is based on the integration of all of the parts. No materials are brought from outside sources and instead the soil health is maintained by using compost prepared from other material grown and raised on the same coffee plantation. The Balmaadi coffee is grown alongside a diversity of trees which improves the quality and balance of the soil. This consciously farmed coffee plantation uses no chemicals and limits activities after sundown to allow sanctuary for elephants, deer, fauna of the Nilgiris, monkeys, and other wild animals.

Our Balamaadi coffee is exceptional due to its floral notes, spicy nuances, its bold body, and balanced acidity. The roast of our Balmaadi coffee leans toward medium dark, providing a perfect balance between medium and light roasts. The aroma, indicative of a forest full of blackberries, honey and caramel, is fresh and earthy sweet, and is accompanied by a subtle dark chocolate taste. The coffee has a pleasant acidity that complements the spice and citric notes and has a body that is neither too thin to be washed out easily after a sip and leave the palate with a sweet citric and toasty