"Life is worth living. We refuse to merely exist. We pursue a life of meaning and purpose, fulfillment and joy. The world is not yet as it ought to be. Neither is our city. Neither are we. Yet, we reject apathy and despair. We engage the world, our city, and each other to make an impact for good. We are not alone. We press through narcissism, isolation, and self-sufficiency, striving to live in authentic community."
Guatemala
$18.00 USD
With Caturra, Bourbon, and Sarchimor varietals, this coffee is pleasantly acidic and full bodied with notes of Caramel, Chocolate, Green Apple, Watermelon.
We met the producers of Café de la Esperanza through some friends and made our first trip down to Chajúl Guatemala in the fall of 2010 to spend some time with them. About a dozen Ixil producers and their families grow this coffee between 1300-1600 MASL in the mountainous Quiche region.
The Ixil people are of Mayan descent and victims of a genocide during the decades long Guatemalan Civil War. Their region of Guatemala, out of which operated the Guerrilla Army of the Poor, was targeted by the State who burned or otherwise destroyed hundreds of villages and disappeared and massacred an estimated 200,000 indigenous people.
We've supported the Cafe de la Esperanza Cooperative for over a decade now, and the higher price they receive through direct trade relationships has enabled them to invest in education, healthcare, and infrastructure in an area of the country that was not only abandoned by the State, but destroyed in retribution for and fear of their defiance.
THE WORLD IS NOT WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE.
NEITHER AM I.
NEITHER IS MY CITY.
CREDO COFFEE ROASTERS.
