Peru Grade 1 El Palto Organic Fair Trade
New Arrival from Peru
JANUARY 7,2022
The Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros Juan Marco "El Palto" – in short, JUMARP – was founded in 2003 by José Carranza Barboza and 35 other smallholder farmers. The association was born out of a desire to develop a new, producer-focused model for growing and exporting coffee.
All 188 members produce certified organic and Fairtrade coffee. The cooperative invests the premiums received from these certifications in a number of important community projects, including crop renovations, a fund for education programs and the construction of schools.
We’re proud to support their carbon capture agroforestry project. Working with 3 other cooperatives and Café Selva Norte, JUMARP members use sustainable agroforestry techniques to protect the environment while improving coffee quality and yield.
Their ambitious quality improvement program launched in 2012 and was completed in 2021. Funded by Fairtrade and Organic premiums as well as through government funding and member contributions, the program helped successfully raise general overall cup scores to 83-84. To achieve this, they built drying houses, manual pulpers and fermentation tanks at all member farms and helped members plant higher quality varieties.
Features
CERTIFICATIONS | Fair Trade - 100% USDA Organic
LOCATION | Peru
REGION I El Palto
VARIETAL I Catimor, Caturra, Typica
TASTING NOTES I ripe raspberries and a medley of fresh fruit with thick dark chocolate undertones
ALTITUDE | 1,300 to 1,800 metres above sea level
PROCESS | Fully washed
HARVEST | March - September
LOT | 1120
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