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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 [...]

Ready to Read

In Papua New Guinea, we partner with the owners of the Madan Estate to increase the quality of life of growers and their communities. For this particular Farm Friendly Directâ„¢  program, we are helping out with a Women’s Literacy project to satisfy enthusiastic requests for books and reading instruction from a community that experiences high [...]

Farm Friendly Direct in Guatemala