Hoy, Celebramos el 21 de Septiembre
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The name 21st de Septiembre probably piques more interest among our customers and friends than any other coffee of ours, and there’s no better opportunity than this day, month and year to talk about the cooperative behind this delicious coffee.
Today, the co-op celebrates its seventh birthday! On this day in 2003, a small group of coffee growers broke away from a larger co-operative in Oaxaca in and founded the Sociedad Cooperativa 21 de Septiembre, and since then, their membership has grown to include more than 900 farmers in 23 communities. We are fortunate to have found them in 2005, and we look forward to many more years of collaboration.
Finally, beyond today's celebration of the 21st, 2010 is also a momentus year for Mexico in general, because not only did the nation celebrate the bicentennial of its independence from Spanish colonial rule just last week, they will also celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in November. Viva México! Viva la 21 de Septiembre! Órale!
Saludos,
Kim Elena
[Note: A delicious new decaf offering from this co-op will be available Friday, September 24. -Nathan]
The name 21st de Septiembre probably piques more interest among our customers and friends than any other coffee of ours, and there’s no better opportunity than this day, month and year to talk about the cooperative behind this delicious coffee. Today, the co-op celebrates its seventh birthday! On this day in 2003, a small group of coffee growers broke away from a larger co-operative in Oaxaca in and founded the Sociedad Cooperativa 21 de Septiembre, and since then, their membership has grown to include more than 900 farmers in 23 communities. We are fortunate to have found them in 2005, and we look forward to many more years of collaboration.
Finally, beyond today's celebration of the 21st, 2010 is also a momentus year for Mexico in general, because not only did the nation celebrate the bicentennial of its independence from Spanish colonial rule just last week, they will also celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in November. Viva México! Viva la 21 de Septiembre! Órale!
Saludos,
Kim Elena
[Note: A delicious new decaf offering from this co-op will be available Friday, September 24. -Nathan]
