Guatemala La Morena (Women Producers) - subscription

Region: Cubulco / Baja Verapaz Farm: Various women farmers Variety: Bourbon / Cattura / Catuai / Pache-San Ramon / Sarchimor Altitude: 1600 - 1800 masl Process: Washed   Cupping Notes - Milk chocolate, brown sugar, almond, nougat, praline, and vanilla with a mild acidity and light body  Guatemala La Morena Program Green Coffee Beans In 2016, the La Morena program was created to give female coffee growers access to the global supply chain and to address gender inequality in coffee farming. The program started off small; we worked with four IWCA members to import 32 boxes of green coffee beans. It was a micro-lot by all accounts, but roasters were receptive, and the small lot quickly stocked out. The growers enjoyed success from that introduction to the market and their coffees and their coffees became highly sought after. Fast forward to 2023: our specialty coffee sourcing team in Guatemala worked with over 800 women farmers spanning the coffee-growing regions of Huehuete