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Decaf Honduras "Congolon" Limited |
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DESCRIPTION
This limited-release decaffeinated coffee is grown at over 4,000 feet in the mountains of Western Honduras, bordering El Salvador. The region is a superb micro-climate for growing premium quality coffee under natural shade canopies as has been done here for generations. Using only the highly labor intensive techniques of organic farming, co-op members fertilize their farms with compost and combat plant pests and diseases with natural remedies.
Although not as well known for coffee cultivation as other Central American countries, Honduras produces some wonderful coffees, like this one, that are on par with the best of the best. We use a delicate medium roast (our lightest) to tease out the fresh flavor notes of apple and pear from this clean, sweet coffee.
The Fair Trade co-op that produces this coffee teaches its members organic farming techniques, soil sampling methods, and how to combat plant pests and diseases with natural remedies. Fair Trade premiums are also used to provide scholarships for students in the community, develop potable water systems and supply medicines to local health care centers.
With Fair Trade coffee, my husband and I have been able to educate our children. I left school after the third grade and my husband after second grade, but my children have completed their studies. One with a high school computer program, one with a degree in agricultural engineering and another is now a lawyer working for the state in El Progresso.
~ Co-op Member: Eva Alvarado Castillo
This coffee is Fair Trade Certified by TransFairUSA and Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture and is grown in shaded conditions. Water process decaffeinated to preserve organic certification.
All of our coffee is roasted to order and shipped fresh daily. We package in air-tight, foil-lined bags with one-way degassing valves to preserve freshness.
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