WE ARE 100% DEPENDANT ON COFFEE FARMERS IN LATIN AMERICA & AFRICA, WITHOUT THEM WE'D HAVE NO COFFEE TO ROAST & NO COFFEE TO DRINK.
WE GENERALLY BUY SMALL SINGLE FARMER OR FARMER OWNED COOPERATIVE LOTS WHICH WE PAY GOOD PRICES FOR, BUT WE'D LIKE TO HELP OUT A LITTLE MORE WHERE WE CAN.
WHAT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE & COFFEE DISEASES LIKE COFFEE LEAF RUST LOWERING PRODUCTION, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY FOR FARMERS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. MANY SMALL FARMERS GROW SOME OF THEIR OWN FOOD CROPS BUT GENERALLY DON'T HAVE SURPLUS TO SELL.
LAST YEAR I HEARD ABOUT AN ORGANISATION CALLED FOOD 4 FARMERS THEY HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA WORKING WITH COFFEE FARMERS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE METHODS FOR FOOD SECURITY.
AS A RECENT BEEKEEPER MYSELF, I THOUGHT THEIR CAFE Y MIEL {COFFEE & HONEY} PROJECT WAS GREAT. BEEHIVES TAKE UP LITTLE ROOM, DON'T REQUIRE A LOT OF WORK, HONEY MAKES GREAT MONEY FOR THE FARMERS & IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
IN GUATEMALA 42 NEW BEEKEEPERS ARE ALREADY PRODUCING & SELLING HONEY. IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO {WHERE THE PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING FOR SIX YEARS} FOOD 4 FARMERS STARTED TRAINING 25 NEW BEEKEEPERS & FOUND THAT SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BEEKEEPERS GEAR NEEDS UPGRADING.
WE THOUGHT WE'D HELP OUT BY DONATING 50 CENTS PER KG OF GREEN COFFEE USED IN OUR LATEST SEASONAL ESPRESSO BLEND {WHICH WE'LL CALL HONEY FINGERS} OUR FIRST ORDER IS FOR 1035 KG SO WE'LL SEND OVER $517.50.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP OUT FOOD 4 FARMERS YOU CAN DONATE USING PAYPAL ON THEIR WEBSITE HERE.