The Replanting Farms Project is something we’ve been working on with our green coffee partners, 88 Graines, since 2023. It started with a simple idea: every bag of Guatemalan coffee we sell should help give something back to the farms and people who produce it.
In February 2021, Tom spent an unforgettable week at the El Llano farm and fell in love with the place and the people who run it, namely Jola and Raul. Jola is a co-founder of 88 Graines, who aim to make a difference in the lives of those who produce the things we all love: coffee. They do this by living in coffee origin countries and working directly with small and medium coffee producers. They support equal trade, sustainability and involvement of new generations in the coffee profession.
For every bag of our Guatemalan coffee sold, funds go towards planting two new coffee trees on Guatemalan farms. The aim is to help farmers gradually renew their plantations with productive, disease-resistant varieties, without having to carry the full cost themselves.
And it’s not just about coffee trees. This spring, we also purchased ten sheep for the farm - another small step towards making the farm more self-sufficient and supporting the people who look after it.
The best part? Next year, we’ll get our first harvest from the very coffee trees we planted through the project. We’re pretty excited about that one.
So, when you buy our Guatemalan coffee, you’re not just getting a good cup of coffee. You’re helping us put a little something back into the farms and communities behind it.