Location
Details
Elevation
660 – 1460 meters
Processing Method
Fully washed and dried in the sun
Harvest Season
November-April
Soil Type
Clay Minerals
Coffee Varietals
Bourbon, Mundo Novo, and Typica
Background

\nMEXICO FTO CHIAPAS TZELTAL TZOTZIL is sourced from familu owned farms organized around the Cooperativa de producción Tzeltal-Tzotzil, an organization operating in 26 indigenous communities in the northern region of Chiapas, Mexico. Coffee producers use their own micro-mill to process harvested cherries, which allows for meticulous care in depulping, fermenting, and drying the coffee. Coffee is cultivated on farms that average less than 10 acres in size. In addition to coffee, members of Tzeltal-Tzotzil also process around 80 tons of honey. Producers are focused organic practice to protect their environment and on qualitu to gain higher income for the improved livelihood of their families.