Feature Filter: Tinamit Cooperative (Natural) | Guatemala

About Tinamit:

This lot was cultivated and harvested by small growers based around the town San Lucas Toliman near Lake Atitlán and processed at the Tinamit Cooperative station. The Tinamit Cooperative was established in 2018 by 10 female and 20 male coffee producers predominantly of Kaqchikel indigenous heritage. This relatively new organisation has great energy and drive to not only produce outstanding coffee but also preserve their precious natural resources.

The 26 current members work on farms from 1500 meters to 2000 meters above sea level, and they also have a small roasting operation to sell coffee locally in their small store. They have worked to branch out into quality natural and honey coffees, though washed coffee remains the majority of their production. The members pay special attention to their role in preserving the remarkable natural beauty of the lake, and strive for environmentally sustainable production. After purchasing their honey processed coffee for the first time last year we were eagerly awaiting this year’s harvest and decided to add the natural to our selection. We’re super excited to share more of this group’s delicious coffee and hope you love it as much as we do!

About Primavera - our importing partner in Guatemala:

As with all of our coffee from Guatemala this lot has been sourced with the help of our friends from Primavera Coffee. Primavera are a Guatemala based exporter as well as an importer here in the UK. Headed up by Nadine Rash, Primavera Coffee are a company built on values of quality, transparency and sustainability. Having operations in Guatemala, Primavera are not only able to work directly with small producers and cooperative, they also employ local agronomists who are able to provide vital support in the fields such as technical advice on farming, fermentation and post-harvest processing practices.

Always striving to optimise value for producers, Primavera operates with fair margins to cover their costs and logistics. As they explain: “Sourcing directly from the coffee growers shortens the supply chain, allowing us to give them more of the financial benefits for their coffee. Not only is the price fairer for the producer, this form of direct trade allows farmers to be recognized for superior quality, efforts and enthusiasm.”

Earlier this year, Primavera have been awarded the prestigious SCA Sustainability Award - Business Model for their outstanding effort in this area and their work with cooperatives in particular.

We are extremely proud to have been working with Primavera since the very beginning of our roaster’s journey in 2016!