Origin Information

GROWER:  Grupo de Asesores de Producción Orgánica y Sustentable (GRAPOS)

REGION:  Chiapas, Mexico

ALTITUDE:  1,200 - 1,500 Meters

PROCESS:  Fully washed and dried in the sun

VARIETY:  Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, and Typica

HARVEST:  October – March

SOIL:  Clay Minerals

CERTIFICATION: Fair Trade, Organic

Background Details

MEXICO FTO CHIAPAS GRAPOS ALTURA HG EP is sourced from family owned farms organized around the Grupo de Asesores de Producción Orgánica y Sustentables (GRAPOS), a farmers group operating in the municipalities of Unión Juárez, Cacahoatan, and Tapachula located within the state of Chiapas, Mexico. GRAPOS has invested in nurseries to support farm renovation, and diversification initiatives including a women’s knitting program and mushroom cultivation project aimed at creating other sources of income.