by Thread | Jan 31, 2015 | Single Origin
The Cooperative Producers’ Union, Maya Vinic, is located in the highlands of southern Mexico. It was born out of the wider civil society “Las Abejas”, an organized response to the prevalent injustice in their communities and with the hope of promoting positive change...
by Thread | Jan 31, 2015 | Single Origin
Located in the mountains of the Cordillera Occidental, just at the edge of the country’s main “coffee region”, Apía is a rural agricultural community in the Colombian department of Risaralda. Their location is unique because it is situated next to...
by Thread | Jan 31, 2015 | Single Origin
Cascara is the dried skin of the fruit of the coffee cherry. This cascara is from a farmer in Risaralda, Colombia. It’s sweet and floral, similar to hibicus. It contains about a quarter the caffeine of coffee, and is brewed like a tea.
by Thread | Jan 31, 2015 | Single Origin
Permata Gayo was founded in 2006 in the Bener Meriah district of the Aceh Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. Thread visited these farmers in March 2014, and we’re very excited to have a relationship with them. We roast this coffee a bit darker to bring out the...
by Thread | Jan 31, 2015 | Single Origin
The WORKA Cooperative was established in 2005 and joined the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU) the same year. There are 305 member farmers who cultivate coffee on 762 hectares in Worka, Gedeb in the Gedeo Zone. The WORKA cooperative is very proud of...
by Thread | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog, Coffees, Single Origin
This month we’re featuring our new coffee from Honduras – Cafe Organico Marcala S.A. (COMSA). You’ve likely been seeing it in the cafe or getting it in the CSC. COMSA was founded in 2001, with the intent of developing new and alternative development...