I would do anything for a cup of coffee. When I looked at the map of North Bali to find the location of Bali Beans Roastery, I saw that Plaga was near Bedugul. Not too far on the map, so I thought it would make a nice side trip while exploring Bedugul. I wound...

When Bali Beans decided to establish their business right in the mountains, on the border between Plaga and Kintamani, it felt somewhat counterintuitive. They are more than an hour away from the major coffee-drinking hubs in Kuta, Canggu, Seminyak, and Ubud, making distribution more complicated. However, when Ayu started talking to me about Direct...

If you’ve ever visited Bali Beans plantation, you’ll notice that their coffee trees grow seemingly haphazardly across the terrain, among taller trees that provide shade. While this might seem like it would make harvesting more difficult, as Ayu explained to me, the benefits of growing coffee this way far outweigh the drawbacks. Deforestation is...

The Story of Ibu Wayan Sari The story of Ibu Wayan Sari, a female coffee farmer from Belok Sidan Village, who has dedicated her life to cultivating organic Bali Beans coffee since 1981. The film explores her family’s collaboration and perspectives on addressing climate change through traditional Balinese values and ancient wisdom. The film...

Following the Coffee Bean Journey in Bali: From Bean to Sip! Everyone loves a good cup of coffee—the rich, smooth flavor of something brewed perfectly, so irresistible that you can’t help but hold the cup closer. But just like we all enjoy the final product, we rarely know where it comes from. Even more...

Once upon a time, in the misty green hills of Bali, there was an extraordinary coffee plantation owned by the lovely Sudana family. Make no mistake! This isn’t just some ordinary coffee farm with hundreds of tourists and overgrown coffee trees. This family business is serious—their coffee is organic, grown on a carefully tended...

Tracing the Plaga Coffee Plantation, Discovering Bali Arabica Last week, a friend invited me to visit a coffee plantation in the Plaga area. The hook in the invitation: this coffee plantation existed before the ones in Kintamani. Without hesitation, I accepted. Plaga is known for lending its name to a local wine brand. However,...

Bali is a Coffee Island! You might not believe it, but it’s true! And I don’t just mean the cafés and coffee shops popping up in every tourist center—yes, even Starbucks has made it here. In Bali, coffee is both roasted and grown. The Kintamani region in the northeast of the island provides the...