The Vintage Single Origin: Guatemala, Asproguate, Acatenango FW SHB EP
The Vintage Single Origin: Guatemala, Asproguate, Acatenango FW SHB EP
This designated Fair Trade coffee hails from 150 smallholder farmers from Acatenango, Coban, and San Martin. They are a part of the Asproguate cooperative. A spectacular medium roast, or if seeking more of a “full city” roast, this coffee offers a complex approachable body that transports one to the farm.
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Sensory: Creamy, Brown Sugar, Floral, Honey, Chocolate
Cultivar: Bourbon, Catuaí, Caturra
Processing: Washed
Elevation: 1,800 to 2,100 meters
Asproguate members in Acatenango produce around 1,000 bags of coffee per year. The two partners in Coban, Seacal and San Cristobal, produce 1,650 and 1,375 bags respectively. The cooperative aims to establish fair trade for Guatemalan coffee growers. Fifteen "inspectors" trained by Asproguate's head agronomist travel within the Coban, San Martin and Acatenango regions in Guatemala conducting trainings for farmers. Inspectors give 14 to 16 workshops per year. ¡Workshops mainly help farmers in achieving and up-keeping their FTO certifications but they also support farmers in starting side businesses such as shampoo and clothing lines. Inspectors will also bring fertilizers top producers and collect cherries. For most of the year. Asproguates operatives are governed collectively by eight farmer representatives, the lead agronomist and the leader of Asproguate. Four Ato five representatives from each community meet once per year to vote on how to allocate the cooperative's Fairtrade premium. There are approximately 260 members present and voting during this assembly.