Café Altura Fair Trade Dark Blend combines three dark-roast coffees from around the globe. This blend features our Fair Trade Peruvian, Fair Trade Nicaragua, and Fair Trade Mexican coffees. The Fair Trade movement advocates the payment of a higher price to farmers as well as higher social and environmental standards.

Fair Trade Peruvian

ORIGIN INFORMATION
Region: San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru
Altitude: 1,250 – 1,800 meters
Process: Fully washed and dried in the sun
Variety: Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Pache, and Typica
Harvest: April - September
Soil: Volcanic loam
Co-op: Central Fronteriza del Norte de Cafetaleros (CENFROCAFE)

Fair Trade Nicaragua

ORIGIN INFORMATION
Region: Jinotega, Nicaragua
Altitude: 1,000 – 1,400 meters
Process: Fully washed and dried in the sun
Variety: Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, and Pacamara
Harvest: October-March
Soil: Clay mineral
Co-op: Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias de Servicios Unidos de Mancotal (UCASUMAN)

Fair Trade Mexican

ORIGIN INFORMATION
Region: Costa, Sierra Sur, Mixteca, Cañada and Papaloapan coffee regions in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico
Altitude: 900 – 1,600 meters
Process: Fully washed
Variety: Typica, Criollo, Bourbon, Mundo Novo, and Caturra
Harvest: December – March
Soil: Clay mineral
Co-op: Unidad Ecológica para el Sector Café Oaxaqueño (UNECAFE)

Note for existing customers: the 2lb and 5lb bags of Fair Trade Dark Blend - both Whole Bean and Ground - have been discontinued. We apologize for any inconvenience, and recommend viewing all of our organic dark roast coffees.