The ¡BioRevolution! Project
An exciting partnership with food co-ops: 50¢ per pound of Organic ¡BioRevolution! coffee sold exclusively at food co-ops across the country funds innovative agriculture projects.
Industrial plantation agriculture is a major contributor to climate change; ¡BioRevolution! coffee is an alternative to the industrial petrochemical agriculture model and all of its negative impacts. Small scale farmers grow a significant portion of the world's food and are the primary stewards of the Earth's ecosystems. Purchasing Organic ¡BioRevolution! coffee contributes to Equal Exchange's network of citizen-consumers and farmers who are building a sustainable future for our planet and people.
Organic ¡BioRevolution! is a pre-roast blend of Guatemalan, Congo, and Honduran natural process coffee. This dark roast is balanced, fruity, and sweet with notes of dark chocolate and dried plum. 50¢/lb sold goes to innovative agriculture projects in organic regenerative farming, carbon sequestration, and climate resiliency. Our goal is to contribute up to $25,000 annually, in addition to fair trade premiums.
Featured Project: La Fortaleza Farm
Marcala, Honduras
The first funded project will be scholarships to La Fortaleza, a farmer-led grassroots biodynamic teaching farm in Marcala, Honduras. Our partners from around the globe will gain and share knowledge around soil health and improving climate resiliency. The project supports farmers learning, innovating and sharing practices to improve the profitability and resiliency of their farms.
“At Finca Biodinámica La Fortaleza, high productivity has been achieved through the generation, validation and use of appropriate organic biotechnologies, which demonstrate that it is possible to implement a productive model of life that dignifies the producer and preserves their environment. That it can be produced in harmony with the cosmos and with creation.”
Bio ferments and minerals are studied and promoted at La Fortaleza as important contributors to soil health and success on small organic farms. These practices improve farm resiliency in the face of increasing climate variation driven by global warming. Soil, water and species diversity are central core concepts that are explored throughout the course by participants. These practices have a direct positive impact on farmer livelihoods, and farms actively using these organic and biodynamic practices are building an agricultural system that is a positive contributor to the health of our planet and people. Participants will live and study on the farm, and leave ready to implement at their own farms and cooperatives.
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Our supply chain is cooperative
For decades, Equal Exchange, a worker-owned co-op, has partnered with food coops across the country to strengthen our cooperative supply chain by connecting farmer co-ops to food co-ops. Why does this matter? Co-ops are uniquely structured to combine social and environmental justice with financial and democratic participation of farmer, worker, and consumer members. This coffee is a true manifestation of Cooperative Principle 6 and the global cooperative economy.
Natural processed coffee
Natural processed coffee cherries are dried on raised drying beds for two to three weeks, hulled to remove the dry cherry and then prepared for export. This process brings out the sweet and fruity characteristics of the coffee, while significantly reducing water usage and increasing drought resiliency. Organic farming practices combined with natural processing is a win for the famer, the planet and your taste buds.