Unroasted - Sumatra Fair Trade Organic Swiss Water Process DECAF

SuD-FTO-0.5

$11.72

In stock. Ships next business day

About the bean

Our Sumatran FTO SWP decaf coffee comes from the Gayo Organic Coffee Farmers Association, the first, and still the only, coffee co-operative from Indonesia that is Fair Trade Certified. The co-op members are small coffee farmers, working farms of one to two acres that produce 100% shade-grown, organic coffee. This coffee is SKAL and NASAA certified organic.

This coffee sells at a premium to allow the co-op to support a wide variety of programs. These include:

Community nurseries to provide improved and grafted coffee and shade tree seedlings
Rehabilitation of degraded lands and unproductive coffee trees
A weed cutter program to help farmers avoid the use of herbicides
A members credit union to extend small loans to families in the cooperative
Upgrades to all processing facilities
Community infrastructure projects, such as clean water supply
Increased staffing and development of the association

Co-op farmers live in an environmentally sensitive region - the buffer zone to a national park which contains critical watershed areas and sanctuaries for endangered species, such as the Sumatran tiger. Fair Trade price incentives and technical support provided by the cooperative are designed to encourage sustainable agriculture and resource conservation.

Our Sumatra Organic coffee is full and rich and low in acidity. Its deep rich bottom has a subtle sweetness on top.

Roasting recommendation: Roast a little darker to bring out its bittersweet chocolate character. Excellent as an espresso.

Type: Unroasted Beans