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Sustainably-Sourced
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Quality-Focused
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B Corp Certified
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Transparently Traded
Sustainably-Sourced
Quality-Focused
B Corp Certified
Transparently Traded
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Catholic Relief Services' Borderlands project introduced us to farmers in Nariño in 2012. Before then, most producers sold their coffee for minimal premiums to one of two exporters working on behalf of two large buyers. Through the Borderlands project, producers banded together in associations to sell coffee to quality-focused buyers. In doing so, they created a new business model.
In 2015, we started working with one of those newly-formed associations, Agrounidos, to create Cueva de los Llanos. Every year, the association invests more shared resources to improve the quality of their coffee and the sustainability of their farms. The group has received several Counter Culture Seeds grants to build communal apiaries and organic fertilizer systems, strengthening their farms and economic status as a community.
These farmers chose the name Cueva de los Llanos for their coffee to distinguish it from others in the region. It refers to a cave in the nearby town Buesaco that's renowned for containing fossils relating to the indigenous Quillacinga people.
Process: Washed
Certifications: Kosher
Elevation: 1,900–2,100 meters
Variety: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia
Harvest Time: May 2023–September 2023
Available: Through early-May 2024
Length of Partnership
9 years
Seeds Project
Location
We believe in paying more.
Since 2009, we have published an annual transparency report to serve as a blueprint for our green coffee purchasing practices and a response to chronically low prices in the coffee industry. We believe paying more for green coffee is an important investment in the long-term viability of our coffee-growing partners’ businesses and our supply.
$4.35 FOB (Free On Board)/lb - Our price for Cueva de los Llanos
$1.87 FOB/lb - Fair Trade Certified Minimum
$1.67 FOB/lb - Average C Market Price
Sustainably-Sourced
Quality-Focused
B Corp Certified
Transparently Traded
Sustainably-Sourced
Quality-Focused
B Corp Certified
Transparently Traded