Everyday Evolution

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Altitude: 1,100 - 1,800m

Processing: Washed

Varietal: Caturra, Castillo & Colombia

This coffee is a blend of smallholder lots sourced from Coocentral, a progressive cooperative located in one of the most famed growing regions in Colombia, Huila. We have been working with Coocentral for four years now and it has been incredible to see both their own, and the communities, progress. Coocentral works with approximately four thousand small producers in Huila’s seven central municipalities; Garzon, Gigante, Agrado, El Pital, Tarqui, Suaza and Guadalupe. Services that Coocentral provide range from basic purchase and milling services all the way to comprehensive educational programs, financial support and agronomic services. 

Used in Crave & Elevate blends.

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Altitude: 1,100 - 1,800m

Processing: Washed

Varietal: Bourbon & Caturra

Finca Los Caballitos is owned by Oscar & Christian Schaps; 'Lost Caballitos', meaning 'the little horses' in Spanish. Hidden amid the steep green hills of the 'Ixil Triangle' high in Guatemala's western highlands. Finca Los Caballitos overlooks three beautiful lagoons with magnificent views of the Chajul Mountain range to the south and Huehuetenango to the north.

This coffee is planted in loose soil, with a high content of clay and sand over a limestone base. The climate in the area is steamy, hot and humid, with around 200 inches of rainfall per year. This means that the farm's rain-drenched hills are also the source for several natural springs in the area. The rivers Lxtupil and Sacsiwan also provide more than enough water to irregate them.

Used in Pulse & Soar coffee blend.

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Altitude: 520m

Processing: Natural

Varietal: Red Catuai, Yellow Catuai and Mundo Novo

Santa Maria is located in the town of Carlópolis, well known as a tourist destination because of its richness in Natural resources. Situated on the Paranapanema River which define the border between São Paulo and Paraná State, Fazenda Santa Maria blessed with access to fresh water and nutrient rich soil.

Fazenda Santa Maria applies industry leading agronomical techniques for the production of specialty coffees while protecting the surrounding environment and are well known for their intense use of organic fertilisation and mulching in their fields.

Paraná state was once one of the powerhouses of Brazillian coffee, producing around one third of the world’s coffee supply. However that changed in 1975 when the Black Frost devastated Paraná’s crops. A “black frost” is a more sever type of frost that results in internal freezing of the plant and results in death of the coffee tree. It is estimated that approximately 50% of Brazil’s total crop was destroyed by this frost with Paraná being the most affected. Many farmers planted other crops, mainly wheat and soy beans, however many left for the cheaper flatter lands in the North which are now synonymous with coffee growing.

However, in the last few years Paraná has returned to the specialty coffee scene with some amazing tasting coffees and we are proud to have been working with Fazenda Santa Maria for the last two years.

Used in Elevate and Crave coffee blends.

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Altitude: 1,400 - 1,800m

Processing: Natural

Varietal: Heirloom

Djimmah Coffee is grown in the Illubabor and Kaffa regions of Ethiopia at elevations from 1,400 - 1,800m above sea level within the biggest catchment area in Ethiopia, an area that produces and exports about 60,000 tons of coffee each year.

Used in Aspire coffee blend.

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Altitude: 1,400 - 1,800m

Processing: Washed

Varietal: Typica

Located in the region of Amazonas in northern Peru is the gorgeous Finca Monteverde. This estate is owned by Karen Araoz and her husband, Alfonso Tejada. Both are from the region, and sold their travel agency in Lima to return to Rodríguez de Mendoza and start their cooperative, Monteverde.

Finca Timbuyacu serves as a pilot project for experiments and as an opportunity to educate the 250 farmers who sell their coffee to Monteverde. All the families who sell their coffee to Monteverde are rewarded with quality premiums. When Araoz and Tejada planted trees at Timbuyacu, everyone told them the land was no good, but their harvest and coffee quality has increased every year since then and Alfonso was recently awarded 12th place in the pilot Cup of Excellence program in Peru.

Used in Aspire coffee blend.