MEXICO ORGANIC CADENA TRES HG EP GRAINPRO coffee is sourced from family owned farms organized around Grupo de Productores de Café de Conservación 3 S.C. de R.S. de C.V, an association with more than 400 members who produce coffee on small family-owned farms located in the Sierra Madre mountain range along the edge of El Triunfo biosphere reserve within the state of Chiapas, Mexico. El Triunfo biosphere reserve is home to more than 800 plant species and 390 bird species. Farmers process coffee with their own micro-wet mills and dry the coffee in the sun on patios before transporting the coffee in parchment to a centrally located dry mill facility where the coffee is prepared for export.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Rich, Dark Chocolate, Round. Muted Acidity. Nutty. Some slight dark cherry notes.
GROWER: Grupo de Productores de Café de Conservación 3 S.C. de R.S. de C.V.
REGION: Chiapas, Mexico
ALTITUDE: 1,200 – 1,400 meters
PROCESS: Fully washed and dried in the sun
VARIETY: Bourbon, Mundo Novo, and Typica
HARVEST: October – April
SOIL: Clay minerals
CERTIFICATION: Organic
Our Honduras SHG EP Santa Rosa coffee comes from small community cooperatives working together with Beneficio Santa Rosa, located in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras. Beneficio Santa Rosa was founded in 2005 to facilitate the commercialization and export of high quality coffee from the western region of Honduras. Through an innovative partnership with TechnoServe (a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to overcome poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets), Beneficio Santa Rosa formed Mejoramiento Agrícola Sostenible (MAS), a project that supports more than 6,000 coffee producers with technical assistance resulting in higher quality coffee and increased income for producers, while protecting the environment. Beneficio Santa Rosa is also firmly invested in community development as one of the founding members of Amigos del Café, an organization established to assist coffee producers with education, medical assistance and food security.
FLAVOR PROFILE: Medium-full body, particularly sweet, perfectly balanced, and aromatic.
GROWER: Smallholder farmers from Santa Rosa de Copan
REGION: Santa Rosa de Copan, Copan, Honduras
ALTITUDE: 1,470 – 1,800 meters
PROCESS: Fully washed and dried in the sun and mechanical dryers
VARIETY: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Pacas, Lempira, and Typica
HARVEST: December – April
SOIL: Clay minerals
CERTIFICATION: Organic Rainforest Alliance
SUMATRA ORGANIC JAGONG PPKA GRAINPRO coffee is produced on family owned farms organized around the Koperasi Kopi Gayo Organic cooperative (KKGO), located in the Takengon highlands of the Aceh province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. This region of Indonesia is also referred to as the Gayo land because the coffee farmers are from the Gayonese ethnic group. A high percentage of farmers, typically from the most remote villages of the Takengon highlands, are widows who lost their husbands during periods of conflict in Aceh. These families are also in the process of rebuilding after an earthquake in 2013.
FLAVOR PROFILE: An indonesian classic, known for its richness and unusually full body. Intense and exotic flavor, with earthy, herbal tones. The Jagong boasts a fruitier than most Sumatra coffee flavor.
GROWER: Koperasi Kopi Gayo Organic Cooperative (KKGO)
REGION: Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
ALTITUDE: 1,200 – 1,600 meters
PROCESS: Wet hulled and dried in the sun
VARIETY: Bourbon, Catimor, and Typica
HARVEST: April – July October – January
SOIL: Volcanic loam
CERTIFICATION: Organic