Mexico is one of the larger coffee producing countries in the world, which means that there is a great variety to the beans cultivated in Mexico.

One of the the coffees used in this blend comes from Southeastern Mexico, along the Sierra Mountains. Coffee farmers process their beans using their own local wet mills. This process results in a balanced acidity in the coffee, for the process of fermentation and drying are quite immediate to each other. While this organically grown coffee is cultivated in an environmentally friendly manner, its flavor is improved as well. Being shade grown, the coffee plants mature slowly, creating sweeter coffee beans.

This particular coffee comes in part from La Trinidad Cooperative located in the Mountains of Oaxaca. Growing organic, Fair Trade coffee has brought many advantages to the members of this cooperative, their families, and the land this coffee is grown on. For example, the cooperative recently opened two Community Stores to provide low-cost goods to very remote coffee–growing communities. The cooperative also gives farmers 10-20 trees annually to plant among their coffee bushes. These trees shade farmers’ crops, and provide habitat to birds and other wildlife.