The trees are budding with the start of longer days here in Portland. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief that we made it through yet another long, dark and wet winter here in this wonderful city we call home. With the budding of the trees in the Pacific Northwest, come the [...]
Posts under ‘Guatemala’
New Crop on the Horizon!
I tend to get really excited this time of year. The build up of waiting all year for new crop Central American coffee arriving is in the air! We have cupped pre-ship samples and I can tell you, you won’t be disappointed. We have new crop El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala containers all on [...]
Guatemala Farm Friendly Update
I would like to write an update regarding our Rain Forest Alliance (RFA) certification project in Guatemala. I wrote an article about this initiative a few months ago. Last March, a formal audit group from the FIIT foundation located in Guatemala had the opportunity to visit El Paternal farm to check the compliance of each [...]
Rainforest Alliance Project in Guatemala
We strongly believe that our green bean coffee providers must get as much support, dedication and aid from our company as possible. We already have been supporting growers to improve their livelihood in many ways. In Guatemala for instance; we helped Ms. Miguelina from El Paternal farm build a water treatment facility, and have consistently [...]
