Our Signature Medium Dark roast is from the mountainous region of Copan in Western Honduras. They are cultivated at an elevation of 1500-2000m which offers a certain sweetness with touches of chocolate, caramel and citrus notes as well.

 

This SHG EP (Strictly High Grown, European Process) coffee comes from cooperative of small producers that also do cocoa and spices in the Copan region. The farmers pride themselves on their traditional practices and production methods, first introduced by French and German immigrants. The association uses the premiums obtained from their coffee sales to improve their schools in the communities and on bringing drinking water to its members.


Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. This ancient Maya city mirrors the beauty of the physical landscape in which it flourished—a fertile, well-watered mountain valley in western Honduras at an elevation of 600 meters (2,400 feet) above mean sea level. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.


Copán was occupied for more than two thousand years, from the Early Preclassic period to the Postclassic. The city developed a distinctive sculptural style within the tradition of the lowland Maya, perhaps to emphasize the Maya ethnicity of the city's rulers.


The city has a historical record that spans the greater part of the Classic period and has been reconstructed in detail by archaeologists and epigraphers. Copán was a powerful city ruling a vast kingdom within the southern Maya area. The city suffered a major political disaster in AD 738 when Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, one of the greatest kings in Copán's dynastic history, was captured and executed by his former vassal, the king of Quiriguá. This unexpected defeat resulted in a 17-year hiatus at the city, during which time Copán may have been subject to Quiriguá in a reversal of fortunes.


A significant portion of the eastern side of the acropolis was eroded away by the Copán River; the river has since been diverted to protect the site from further damage.

COFFEE
CHARACTERISTICS

  • Region: Copan
  • Altitude: 1500 -2000 meters
  • Cultivar: Caturra, Typica, Bourbon, Pacas, Villa Sorchi
  • Processing: Washed
  • Screen Size: 16+
  • Soil: Volcanic
  • Certification: Humaniterra

HUMANITERRA FOUNDATION

Throughout our journey, we've witnessed the many injustices faced by growers. Child labour, low wages, climate change, lack of health care, lack of necessary equipment & training.


Our strong desire to set new standards in the world of responsible coffee and tea prompted us to create the Humaniterra Foundation which allows us to donate a portion of our proceeds to foreign non-profit humanitarian organizations aiming to maintain sustainable development, improve the living conditions of growers, their families and their communities and to protect the environment.


Thanks to the Humaniterra Foundation, we've been able to send medical equipment to Cuba (Dentist chairs, Hospital beds, etc) as well as purchase several UTZ Certifications for growers who couldn't afford to do so. 



Equally aware of the issues that affect our own community, we also join forces with various Canadian organizations such as Maison du Père, Mada, Club des Petits Déjeuners and the Canadian Red Cross to help local children, elderly and homeless. 

Everytime you purchase one of our products, you reward yourself with true quality ingredients and also do good for your community and the communities of growers who cultivate these exceptionnal coffees and teas.


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