Single Origin Whole Bean Coffee - Guatemala Huehuetenango Organic

 Single origin whole bean coffee. Light roast full of bright fruity flavors.

• Grower: Guaya’b Asociación Civil (GUAYA’B) | 634 families
  
• Variety: Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, and Sarchimor
  
• Region: Huehuetenango, Guatemala
• Altitude: 1400 – 1800 masl
  
• Process: Fully Washed 
• Certifications: Fair Trade (FT FLO/USA) | Organic | Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
  

Flavor notes:

Melon • Banana • Milk Chocolate

There are plenty of obstacles to cultivating and exporting coffee from the department of Huehuetenango. The terrain is rugged, and the weather is extreme. But coffee grows well here, and 634 families with farms that average just a few acres in size work together through a cooperative called Guaya’b Asociación Civil (GUAYA’B) to overcome the obstacles. The farms have been certified organic and Bird-Friendly by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. GUAYA’B provides members with access to micro-financing to ensure year-round farm maintenance and periodic renovations. GUAYA’B also provides technical assistance, which includes soil analysis and training on organic fertilizer production. During the harvest, GUAYA’B has established a childcare service so parents have a safe place for their children to learn while they pick coffee. Each producer delivers cherry from their individual farms to a centralized wet-mill equipped with environmental controls to return water to the environment free of contamination. At the mill, the cherry is depulped and fermented for 36 to 48 hours, then washed and classified by density in channels of water and dried to 11 percent moisture on patios in the sun. The result is a traceable community lot with a vibrant regional profile ensuring greater producer earnings. - Information and some farm photos from Royal Coffee Importers

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In an effort to provide the freshest coffee possible with the lowest amount of waste, all coffee orders will be roasted at the beginning of the week and shipped out within two business days of roast.