GREEN COFFEES

We’ve established three criteria for the evaluation of coffee: flavour/scent, quality of beans, and social fairness. If we favour a specific coffee, but are not able to trace its origin, we won’t purchase it. This is in comparison to the general coffee export business, where at least 80 % of green coffee is traded with no knowledge of actual origin and is managed through middlemen, who pay low prices for inferior goods. In comparison to the average worldwide market for green coffee, our assortment has a higher quality and therefore it is more expensive, even in comparison to Fair Trade-certified coffee. We are part of a trading field that is ruled by quality and demand. First and foremost we buy coffee that is cultivated on small farms. Based on our experience, the owners of these plantations pay their workers a proper salary, which has an important influence in the long run on the quality of product. We also don’t purchase without first researching the social standards on the farms.

Coffee is a product of nature and therefore differs from harvest to harvest. As a result, we buy seasonally and change our assortment every few months. Finding another exceptional coffee is our greatest pleasure!

Guatemala, Finca Santa Clara

Origin: Country: Guatemala, Region: Antiqua valley, near Antiqua town

Producer: Finca Santa Clara

Owner: Zelaya family

Farm size: -

Variety: Bourbon Caturra

Cultivation altitude: ca. 1600 to 1830 m

Harvest: end of January 2011

Process: fully washed and sun-dried

Contact: -

Website: -

(all indications are referring to our coffee, beyond the farm can cultivate further varieties and use other processing, etc.)

Our purchase price of 7,80€ net per kg of coffee.

Information: We have production costs (transport, coffee tax, weight loss during the roasting process, energy, packaging, equipment) of 7,50€ net per kg of coffee. Thus we arise a production price of 15,30€ net per kg of coffee. Staff costs and rentals are not included yet.


Ethiopia, Golocha (IPS Golocha Sole Project)

Origin: Country: Ethiopia, Region: Oromia, Arsi zone, near Harrar town

Producer: Different smallholders. IPS Golocha Sole is a publicy and privately supported project and disposes an own mill (treatment plant), where the surrounding farmers come for bringing their coffees.

Owner: smallholder producer

Farm size: micro farms, garden coffees / whood coffees

Variety: mixed heirloom varieties

Cultivation altitude: ca. 1700 to 2000 m

Harvest: end of January / begin of February 2011

Process: natural

Contact: -

Website: -

(all indications are referring to our coffee, beyond the farm can cultivate further varieties and use other processing, etc.)

Our purchase price of 6,40€ net per kg of coffee.

Information: We have production costs (transport, coffee tax, weight loss during the roasting process, energy, packaging, equipment) of 7,50€ net per kg of coffee. Thus we arise a production price of 13,90€ net per kg of coffee. Staff costs and rentals are not included yet.


El Salvador, Finca Malacara C

Origin: Country: El Salvador, Region: Montanita, Santa Ana department

Producer: Finca Malacara C

Owner: Alvarez family

Farm size: 47,6 hectares

Variety: Bourbon

Cultivation altitude: ca. 1300 to 1700 m

Harvest: end of December / begin of January 2011

Process: natural

Website: www.malacara.net

(all indications are referring to our coffee, beyond the farm can cultivate further varieties and use other processing, etc.)

Our purchase price of 10,75€ net per kg of coffee.

Information: We have production costs (transport, coffee tax, weight loss during the roasting process, energy, packaging, equipment) of 7,50€ net per kg of coffee. Thus we arise a production price of 18,25€ net per kg of coffee. Staff costs and rentals are not included yet.


Brazil, Daterra Farm

Origin: Country: Brazil, Region: Cerrado

Producer: Daterra Farm

Owner: Luis Noberto Pascoal

Farm size: 3250 hectares

Variety: Red und Yellow Bourbon

Cultivation altitude: ca. 1150 m

Harvest: June - August 2011

Process: pulped-natural

Website: www.daterracoffee.com.br

(all indications are referring to our coffee, beyond the farm can cultivate further varieties and use other processing, etc.)

Our purchase price of 7,40€ net per kg of coffee.

Information: We have production costs (transport, coffee tax, weight loss during the roasting process, energy, packaging, equipment) of 7,50€ net per kg of coffee. Thus we arise a production price of 14,90€ net per kg of coffee. Staff costs and rentals are not included yet.


Brazil, Daterra Farm

Origin: Country: Brazil, Region: Cerrado

Producer: Daterra Farm

Owner: Luis Noberto Pascoal

Farm size: 3250 hectares

Variety: Yellow Icatu

Cultivation altitude: ca. 1150 m

Harvest: June - August 2011

Process: pulped-natural

Website: www.daterracoffee.com.br

(all indications are referring to our coffee, beyond the farm can cultivate further varieties and use other processing, etc.)

Our purchase price of 7,40€ net per kg of coffee.

Information: We have production costs (transport, coffee tax, weight loss during the roasting process, energy, packaging, equipment) of 7,50€ net per kg of coffee. Thus we arise a production price of 14,90€ net per kg of coffee. Staff costs and rentals are not included yet.


Ethiopia, Guji

Origin: Country: Ethiopia, Region: Oromia

Producer: Guji coffee export

Owner: cooperation

Farm size: -

Variety: mixed heirloom

Cultivation altitude: ca. 1800 to 1900 m

Harvest: May 2011

Process: natural

Website: -

(all indications are referring to our coffee, beyond the farm can cultivate further varieties and use other processing, etc.)

Our purchase price of 9,30€ net per kg of coffee.

Information: We have production costs (transport, coffee tax, weight loss during the roasting process, energy, packaging, equipment) of 7,50€ net per kg of coffee. Thus we arise a production price of 16,90€ net per kg of coffee. Staff costs and rentals are not included yet.