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Back from the Road: Peru and Ecuador

6-2-11

Farmers and their families from the Cenfrocafe cooperative contribute coffee to our Valle del Santuario offering.

Our Sustainability and Producer Relations Manager Kim Elena Bullock recently returned from a week in South America that included a visit to San Ignacio, Peru, to meet with the five communities of Valle del Santuario, and a stop in Ecuador to explore a potential new partnership.

This "Back from the Road" trip report, found in its entirety in our ORIGINS section, focuses on Kim Elena's meeting with the Cenfrocafe cooperative and the growers of Valle del Santuario. The dialog she recounts underscores the importance of our collaborative, personal relationships with coffee growers and offers insight into the growth and progress made possible through open, respectful communication along the coffee chain. Please stay tuned for another report from her travels in Ecuador.

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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