Guatemala Nahuala; Fair Trade, Organic, HB, EP, WP

Cooperative Nahuala (Cooperativa de Servicios Varios Nahuala) is located in Quetzaltenango on the Nahuala River Basin. The group was founded in 1978 and is comprised of 126 farmers. The group was formed to connect the farmers with overseas buyers, providing them with higher wages. The group consistently invests back into the community and into improving coffee quality and crop yields. Nahuala has initiated a reforestation project in the Ixtacapa River area, planting more trees, creating a better environment, inviting more native species to live in the region and healthier soil in the area. The Cooperative has provided training to all of its members in organic production and also implemented diversification projects, encouraging producers to sell honey and organic bananas to the local market. These income diversification programs help stabilize the community. They also manage a very successful composting project that allows the Cooperative members to purchase fertilizer at a reasonable price. The Cooperative is 90% organic and increasing yearly.

Cupping Notes: This Guatemalan coffee offers a chocolate flavor with sweet acidity and a black currant and clover aftertaste. The aroma is full of sweet floral smells and a hint of raspberry.

Varietal: Catuai, Bourbon, Caturra

Crop Year:  2010