Our farmers & community

The people behind the harvest

Most conversations about sustainability start with the environment. Ours starts with people — the smallholder farmers whose skill and care make our ingredients what they are.

Our Farmers and Community

1,25+

Farmers supported

2

Farmer networks

100%

Farm-to-factory Traceable

1.5×

Above commodity price

Where our spices grow

Two farmer networks, one island

We work hand-in-hand with two community clusters across Sri Lanka — each with its own terroir, crops and story. Hover a network to find it on the map.

1
Kegalle District · Sabaragamuwa

Uthuwankanda Farmer Network

Hill-country smallholders in Mawanella, growing Pepper, Cloves and true Ceylon cinnamon.

Samantha Blue Pea Flowers & Ceylon Cinnamon
2
North Central Province · Anuradhapura

Northcentral Neem Farmer Network

Dry-zone growers cultivating neem and botanicals

— farmers Neem & botanicals
Uthuwankanda Farmer Network
Network 01 · Uthuwankanda

The heartland of our processing center

Nestled in the foothills of Kegalle, Uthuwankanda is a picturesque village located approximately an hour from Kandy. Its tropical climate and fertile soils provide ideal growing conditions for some of Sri Lanka’s most prized spices, including black pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and Ceylon cinnamon.

  • 20 farming families
  • 25 hectares
  • Since 2025
  • Ceylon cinnamon · pepper
Network 02 · Northcentral Botanicals

Rooted in the dry zone

Across the North Central province, our newest network grows resilient neem and dry-zone botanicals — broadening our range while regenerating land and livelihoods.

  • 40 farming families
  • 10 hectares
  • Since 2026
  • Neem & botanicals
Northcentral Farmer Network
Meet the growers

Farmers, by name

Real profiles, photos and stories — the single most powerful thing we can show a buyer.

Nihal Premathilaka

Nihal Premathilaka

Neem · Northwestern

Nihal is the team leader of the Kudahettiyawa farmer cluster
P. M. Dingirimenika

P. M. Dingirimenika

Neem · Northwestern

Dingirimenika is the leader of our Wambatuwewa farm cluster
Our commitment

What partnership means to us

Fair pricing

Fair, on-time payment through direct relationships that cut out the middlemen — so more value stays with the grower.

Training & support

Technical support, quality inputs and long-term purchase commitments that give farmers the stability to invest.

Community development

Reinvesting in the farming communities that make our work possible — improving lives beyond the harvest.

"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings."

— Masanobu Fukuoka

Partner with a supplier that gives back

Every order supports fair prices and stronger farming communities in Sri Lanka.