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From the Road, Again: 21st de Septiembre Co-op

11-26-08

Young children in costume in Mexico. Photo by Counter Culture Coffee. Counter Culture Coffee's Sustainability & Producer Relations Manager Kim Elena Bullock emailed a dispatch yesterday from Oaxaca City, Mexico, where she wrote after visiting with farmers from the 21 de Septiembre co-operative in Zaragoza, Mexico, and the surrounding region. Her last trip to the area, in January of 2008, was a short one, so she was grateful to have an extended period of time up in the highlands to tour farms and talk about quality with groups of growers.

Kim Elena reports on sharing photos and information with farmers and on the proliferation of cupping in the region.

Read Kim Elena's trip report from the 21st of September co-op in our Origins section.

Thanks,
Nathan

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Finca El Puente
Catuai
Counter Culture Direct Trade Certified
Finca El Puente is a special coffee and truly close to our hearts. We discovered it on our very first trip to Honduras, fell in love with it then, and have been head over heels ever since. Moisés Herrera and Marysabel Caballero – the couple who run the farm – have become like family, and this year they continued the tradition of refining an already-great coffee. This harvest of Finca El Puente brings lighter purple-lavender and plum notes, black cherry, sugar cane sweetness, and toasted nut in the finish. View map.

Regularly $15.75

$14.75 (per 12 oz bag)

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