Honduras COMSA Marcala (Bulk)

Cooperative: COMSA Region: La Paz, Marcala, Honduras Altitude:1,295 – 1,699 meters Variety: Typica, Bourbon, Catuai & Caturra Certification: Shadegrown, Fair Trade Harvest: December - April Process: Washed, Sun dried In the year 2000, 62 Honduran coffee farmers joined together with a common goal to transform  their farms from conventional to organic production and formed COMSA (Cafe Organico  Marcala, S.A). In 2001, fostered by a foundation called Funder, COMSA earned their organic  certification from Bio Latina which has enabled them to market their coffee to more international buyers  and realize better selling prices for their coffee. In February 2006, COMSA then applied for and was  granted Fair Trade certification status. COMSA uses the Fair Trade price premium to fund many social  projects including paying teachers’ salaries and purchasing school supplies. The premium also finances  the construction of kitchens in the schools in support of the Meriend