Working to encourage non-farming entrepreneurial endeavors that create new jobs and income sources for local workers.
Coffee, an iconic beverage within the lives of many people, has a story. A story that transcends far beyond beans in a bag. Coffee is the sole source of income for many across the globe. The process of growing the coffee plant is not one for the faint-hearted.
We believe that those who grow and produce great coffee should be able to earn a decent living. With holistic renewal of coffee-reliant communities in mind, we aim to connect farmers with the training and means necessary to provide superb coffee that earns the highest possible price through direct-market trading.
Coffee Growing Community works with farmers to optimize farming and production practices. We also assist in identifying outlets for coffee that pay appropriate prices and that reduce stages in the sales cycle. You can partner with us today to help these communities in big ways. To get started check out the many stages of coffee development below.
Working to encourage non-farming entrepreneurial endeavors that create new jobs and income sources for local workers.
Part of the challenge in self-sustainability in coffee reliant communities is helping them control their product – their coffee – throughout the entire process. Controlling everything from seedling to the roaster-ready bean allows for the most profit, and the best outcome for the local growers.
In the past, family growers and co-ops, like the Ixtlacalli co-op in Chicontla, have only grown the coffee and then sold the ripe, picked cherries to a beneficio or processor at a very low price. By returning portions of processing back into the local grower’s hands, they’re able to control quality and consistency, as well as earn a higher margin on their product. Coffee Growing Community is partnering local co-ops to purchase equipment to allow them to capture and control the entire process so that quality and market value are optimized.
At the same time, through shared resources, hundreds of thousands of older coffee plants are being replaced with new, more vigorous varieties to insure the best health of the plants and quality of beans.
A final step in preparing farmers to sell their coffee at the highest possible value is training them to taste their coffee, understand the flavor profiles within their product and the changes and improvements needed to make it consistently extraordinary coffee wherever it is roasted and served. CGC introduces farmers to cupping practices, coffee market standards/requirements and conventional coffee trade knowledge.
Working to encourage non-farming entrepreneurial endeavors that create new jobs and income sources for local workers.
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