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August Featured Coffee Fast Facts Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Altitude: 900-1800 meters Varietal: Arabica - Typica, Caturra Certifications: Organic; FLO; SPP Organization: Founded in 1985 Comprised of 1030 members MICHIZA began as a small organization linking coffee...
Thread Coffee, part of the Red Emma’s family of projects, has an opening for a part-time farmers market worker to join our coffee team and worker-owned cooperative! Send us your resume and a short letter of interest. Responsibilities include running Thread’s market...
APECAFORM Fair Trade - Organic - Washed San Marcos, Guatemala Fast Facts: Location: San Marcos and Tajamulco Volcano Altitude: 1000 – 1900 meters Varietal: Arabica – Typica, Caturra, Bourbon Certifications: Organic; FLO; SPP Organization: 400 members APECAFORM (the...
June Featured Coffee: Peru Norandino Fair Trade - Organic - Unwashed Coyona, Canchaque, Peru Fast Facts: Location: Piura Region Altitude: 900-1700 meters Varietal: Arabica - Bourbon, Typica Process: Unwashed, natural process Certifications: Organic, FLO Organization:...
From The Amazonian Region of Southern Ecuador Fair Trade - Organic - Washed Fast Facts: Founded: 2002, 1800 members Varietal: Arabica – Typica, Caturra, Bourbon, Catimor Elevation: 1300-2000 meters above sea level Profile: Sweet, clean, well-balanced, simple, dark...
The Force Blend This month we're featuring one of our Partnership Blends, which is used to support the work of the Baltimore-based FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture. Force is an art activist effort to upset the dominant culture of rape, and promote a counter-culture of...
Fast Facts: Origin: Apía, Risaralda, Colombia Farm: El Nivel Varietal: Caturra Elevation: 1800m Profile: Dark chocolate, caramel, malt, jasmine, floral, citrus acidity with stone fruit Drying: Sun Processing: Submerged fermentation Importer: Direct Origin Trading ...
From Sidama, Ethiopia Fast Facts: Region - Sidama, District of Shebedino Varietal - Heirloom Process - Unwashed Elevation - 1800-1900 m Members - 4000, since 2010 Farm Size - 0.5-3.5 Ha Telamo cooperative joined the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (SCFCU) in...
From Chiapas, Mexico Fast Facts: Location – San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas Elevation – 1000-1300 meters Coffee varietals – Arabica: Bourbon, Typica, Caturra Founded – 2001 Members – 800 members Yachil Xojobal Chulchan (New Light in the Sky), is made up of 800...
Uganda Gumutindo From Mount Elgon, Uganda Fast Facts: Location - Mount Elgon Region Elevation - 1000-1900 meters Coffee varietal - Catimor Founded - 1998 Members - 7000 members in ten primary societies After losing its foothold in the international market in the early...