The Americas

Brazil Sítio São Geraldo

Country: Brazil
Region: Sul de Minas
Altitude: 2,952 to 3,280 feet
Varietal: Mundo Novo
Process: Natural – Dry Process
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Sítio São Geraldo is located in Sul de Minas, the mountainous southern region of the Minas Gerais state. The oldest and most traditional production region. The finest Arabica coffees of this region produce fruity notes, with pleasant acidity and medium body. Natural Processed coffees, like our Sítio São Geraldo, typically have great body with nutty, sweet, chocolaty notes.

Brazil Daterra

Country: Brazil
Region: Sal Paolo
Altitude: 3,600 feet
Varietal: Bourbon
Process: Pulp Natural
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: A third of the world’s coffee is grown in Brazil, much of it on farms of the Cerrado, a dry, flat, savannah-like area in Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of Sao Paulo. As Brazil leads the way in the global coffee market, Daterra Estate is a leader in its own right, in research and sustainability as well as production. Daterra has developed sophisticated systems, incorporating specially-developed software and equipment to methodically select excellent beans at each step of the process, from planting to harvesting to sorting and shipping and beyond. Over 5,000 acres of the estate has been transformed into a wildlife preserve, home to jaguars, giant anteaters, macaws and owls. Workers and their families are provided with homes, education and healthcare, and these responsible standards have greatly improved the lives of the coffee farming community. Learn more…

Colombia Santa Barbara

Country: Colombia
Region: Antioquia
Altitude: 5,280 feet
Varietal: Castillo
Process: Washed
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Santa Barbara Estate is located in the southwest section of the Department of Antioquia in northwest Colombia. This estate is described as integrated, which means that all stages of the production happen there and are carefully tracked by the farmers and workers, from producing seedlings through to harvesting and processing. Santa Barbara has expanded gradually, establishing a healthy and sustainable balance between sophisticated production and artisanal integrity. The near-constant temperature in the region (generally around 75-80°F year round), high altitude (5,280 feet above sea level) and the nutrient-rich volcanic soil are ideal for growing the Castillo varietal of Arabica, a flavorful hybrid of the Caturra and Timor trees. Learn more…

Costa Rica Naranjo

Country: Costa Rica
Region: Naranjo, in the West Valley region
Altitude: 3,900-4,400ft
Varietal: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon
Process: Wet processed, Sun-dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Founded around 1960, CooproNaranjo is a cooperative of coffee growers in the Costa Rican county of Naranjo. Its early aims were to pool efforts for coffee processing and, as part of this objective, purchase a mill to share among members. The cooperative has gone on to implement comprehensive measures to improve coffee quality and production. In addition to educating its members about sustainable farming practices and providing technical agricultural assistance, CooproNarajo helps small farmers to obtain Rainforest Alliance certification. Our Naranjo beans come from four farms in the West Valley region that have obtained this certification. The cooperative encourages its members and the farming community to observe more sustainable production methods and to eschew agrochemicals in favor of vermicompost. Learn more…

El Salvador Altamira

Country: El Salvador
Region: Altamira
Altitude: Coming Soon
Varietal: Coming Soon
Process: Coming Soon
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Coming Soon!

Guatemala El Injerto

Country: Guatemala
Region: La Libertad, Huehuetenango
Altitude: 4,800 to 6,500 feet
Varietal: Catuai, Bourbon, Pacamara
Process: Fully washed, Patio dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: A legendary place of perennial excellence, El Injerto first became a farm back in 1874, when its first owner planted sugarcane, corn, beans, and tobacco. Around 1900 he began planting coffee and named the farm “El Injerto” after a fruit native to the area. Today, the farm extends over 720 hectares (1,779 acres). Over half of this land is natural rainforest, providing ideal moisture and shade for coffee trees.

Guatemala Finca Ceylan

Country: Guatemala
Region: Atitlán
Altitude: 3,500-4,500 feet
Varietal: Bourbon, Typica and Mundo Novo
Process: Washed, Sun-dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: The organic Finca Ceylan, from Finca Ceylan y Anexos in Atitlán, Chimaltenango is grown in rolling volcanic foothills around 3,500 – 4,500 feet above sea level. The microclimate is tropical and humid, and combined with rich clay-like soils, provides the ideal conditions for a range of varietals such as Bourbon, Typica and Mundo Novo. The farm also cultivates cardamom, macadamia nuts, plantain and banana, the latter of which is used as a shade crop for the coffee bushes. However, much of the farm is also dedicated to a forestry preserve, where rare indigenous trees are maintained, providing a protected environment for wildlife and helping to prevent soil erosion on the steeper slopes. Learn more…

Ka’u Hawaii

Country: United States
Region: Ka’u, Hawaii
Altitude: 1,750 feet
Varietal: Typica
Process: Washed
Price: $30.00
12oz can
General Description: Found at the edge of Volcanes National Park, Ka’u is cultivated on the southern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii. Its characteristic deep flavors are created by the land’s rich soil (the farm is situated near
Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth) and by its steady diet of sun-drenched mornings and misty, rainy afternoons. As a result, since 2007 this coffee has consistently ranked in the top 10 coffees worldwide in competitions held by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. Handpicked and processed in small batches by family farmers devoted to Hawaiian tradition, Ka’u is the latest wonder from paradise.

Honduras La Reina

Country: Honduras
Region: Marcala
Altitude: 1470 m.
Varietal: Catuai
Process: Washed, wet / dry double fermentation
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description:From a member of the Comsa coop, a fair-trade, organic cooperative, this coffee is sweet and complex on the nose, with distinct notes of fire roasted mango and tobacco. Depth and sweetness combine with just a touch of mango/orange acidity to balance out the roast notes. Roasted to perfection for good body, with a fairly long finish.

Mexican Chiapas

Country: Mexico
Region: Chiapas
Altitude: 1000-1500m
Varietal: Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Maragogype
Process: Washed
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Mexico’s diverse geography, from the soaring altitudes of the country’s four mountain ranges to the beautiful coastal regions along the Pacific, supports diverse farming practices and a broad variety of crops. Chiapas is the country’s southernmost state, home to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas Mountain range. To its west are the coffee growing regions of Oaxaca and Vera Cruz, but it is the beans of Guatemala’s Huehuetenango region, directly to the east, with which Chiapas coffee shares so much character. Farmers in Chiapas have begun a transition back to organic farming techniques as a way to achieve self-sufficiency and to create sustainability for their communities. The continued development of a network of Fair Trade farmers’ cooperatives is helping local people slowly improve their quality of life. Learn more…

Nicaragua

Country: Nicaragua
Region: Matagalpa
Altitude: 3600-3900 feet
Varietal: Maragogype
Process: Washed, Sun Dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Gold Mountain Coffee Growers plantation, on the hillsides of Matagalpa, is a small community dedicated to the production of incredibly high quality coffee with an emphasis on self sufficiency and ecological sustainability. The name comes from an age-old nickname; local people refer to this particular mountainside as La Zona del Oro, or the zone of gold. The estate grows the Maragogype varietal in rich, volcanic hillside soils beneath the shade of banana trees. Interspersed throughout the plantation are community garden plots growing cabbage, passion fruit, bananas and other produce for consumption by the workers and their families. Maragogype is sometimes called the “elephant bean” due to its large size.
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Peru

Country: Peru La Florida
Region: Chanchamayo Valley
Altitude: 3900-5700 feet
Varietal: Typica, Bourbon, Pache, Caturra, Catimor
Process: Washed, Sun Dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: La Florida coffee cooperative was founded in 1966 in Peru’s Chanchamayo Valley region. Initially the cooperative consisted of 100 farmers, but just a few years later 1,900 farming families were working together through La Florida. The cooperative represents 36 communities including Peruvian Sierra colonies and indigenous groups of the valleys of Yurinaki, Ubiriki, Perene and the central upper Peruvian jungle. Over the past few decades, the group has achieved Fair Trade labelling status and organic certification for its members and has met the sustainability criteria required for Utz accreditation. Mindful of the environment, care is taken by La Florida during pulping, fermenting, and washing to protect the area’s biodiversity and ancient forests, and to conserve soils. Learn more…