The story of coffee in Papua New Guinea is unlike any other origin. Roads are often nonexistent, communities are incredibly remote, and most coffee is grown casually in gardens alongside a family’s food supply. In fact, 99 percent of coffee is grown by individuals with an average farm size of .83 read more
Peru Aprocassi is a coffee cooperative in Cajamarca, the northern highlands of Peru. This remote region is home to many indigenous Inca who rely on sustenance farming and coffee production. Much like the rest of the country, coffee here is grown by smallholders with less than 2 or 3 hectares read more
Mexico Unión Ramal Santa Cruz Fairtrade Organic is the work of 488 farmers in Fraylesca, in the Chiapas region of Mexico. Fraylesca is part of the El Triunfo Ecological Reserve. It lies between the flatlands of the Central Depression of Chiapas and the peaks of the Sierra Madre Mountain chain. read more
This coffee comes from Iloma AMCOS (AMCOS is the local term for a cooperative, abbreviated from Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society) in the Mbozi district of Songwe, Tanzania. Specifically, 391 producers from the villages of Mafumbo, Ilomba, Idiwili, Idunda, Ululu contributed cherry to Tanzania Iloma. The Iyela farmer's group was founded read more
Mexico FEDECOS Fairtrade Organic comes to us from Soconusco. This region is in the southwest corner of Chiapas along the Guatemalan border. The narrow stretch of land lies between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Abundant moisture and volcanic soil make the area ideal for coffee read more
Colombia Tolima ASOPAP Fairtrade Organic is the product of a small union of coffee producers in Planadas, South Tolima, Colombia. Tolima is the third-largest coffee producing region of Colombia, responsible for 12 percent of the country’s annual production. This rural area is cradled by the Andean mountains and the Magdalena read more
Ethiopia is regarded by many as the birthplace of coffee. It has been cultivated there since the 1500s, in much the same way it is grown today. Most coffee grows wild in the shade of other trees and is referred to as forest grown coffee. Other coffees grow in gardens read more
Papua New Guinea Aviamp A comes to us from the Western Highlands Province, one of the most densely populated regions of the country. Despite numbers, communities are remote and roads practically nonexistent. Another seemingly contrary scenario is that while the economy of this region is based primarily on coffee, ninety read more
Colombia Flor del Huila Rainforest Alliance is the product of 20 growers from the villages of Alto Fatima, Bajo la Cabana and La Esperanza in Huila, Colombia. This region is well known for its bright and balanced coffees and so is competitively sought after. To gain a competitive edge, six read more
Honduras APROCASAM Fairtrade Organic is grown in Ocotepeque, a region on Honduras' western edge, bordering Guatemala and El Salvador. Historically, it's one of the country's most notable coffee-producing regions. In Ocotepeque's central valley, smallholder producers have pooled their resources to create the cooperative organization Asociacion de Productores de Café San read more
