But there is an alternative: FAIR TRADE.  Fair trade shares the  bounty of  the coffee  trade with those who grow the crop, helping them build a better future for themselves and their communities.

What is the big deal about Fair Trade?

Coffee is big business --it's the second most heavily traded commodity in the world. But for the majority of small coffee farmers, the benefits are small. The chain of events that leads from the coffee farm to your cup is long and expensive, often leaving the farmer with very little to live on.

Most small coffee farmers live in isolated communities in some of the poorest countries in the world. They usually sell their coffee through middlemen, known to Latin American farmers as "coyotes." With world prices in constant flux and coyotes offering the lowest price possible, farmers never know how much they'll get for their crops.

Some 20 million people near the equator depend on coffee for their livelihood. In their struggle just to make a simple living, the producers of a rich crop are often trapped in poverty.

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It’s your choice.

Why are we manic for organic?

 

Porpoura is committed to serving an awesome cup of coffee, made from the highest quality beans we can get our hands on. Like other organic crops, organic coffee beans are:

 

Grown without harsh fertilizers and scary pesticides

 Processed without the use of crazy chemicals

 

 

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Congratulations to our coffee roasters, Higher Ground, for their recognition by Roast Magazine and the coffee community.  Porpoura is proud to serve the best coffee in the world and honored to support Higher Ground. Click here to read the article.