GUATEMALA kinder

The quality of Guatemalan coffee production has improved significantly in recent years, with more and more small farmers growing exceptional coffee at high altitudes. We have chosen a lot, by purchasing which we can give something back to the farmers.

Tz'ikin is a Mayan spirit animal that protects the earth. Our Guatemala, inspired by the protective properties of the Tz´ikin, funds a program that provides education and a safe place for children of foragers. Part of the price we paid for each bag of this coffee goes to the "Coffee Kinder" program - a school program that gives children from 3 to 12 years of age a chance to get an education while their parents work as pickers during the season. The school, which was created thanks to this program on the farm Finca Rosma, is run by Fredy Jr. and Alejandro Molares. Their goal is to provide children with education and food, for which their parents often do not have money.

The coffee comes from small farmers from the micro-region around La Libertad and the Cuchamantes mountains in Huehuetenango. People have cultivated the land in Huehuetenango for thousands of years, traditionally using sheep organic manure or soil rotation and community harvesting. Thanks to the unique location of the region, which brings in hot air from the west and cold air from the north, the farms are able to grow coffee at altitudes exceeding 2000 meters above sea level.

Processing - Due to the remoteness of the farms, most farmers process their coffee themselves using the wet method. Cherries are picked by hand and de-pulped, usually using small hand-powered machines. After fermentation, the coffee is washed with clean water and placed to dry on raised beds, often stacked on top of each other to maximize space.