PARTNERING WITH A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF FARMERS
IT STARTS WITH THE FARMERS: We first got into Fair Trade based on our respect and admiration for the farmers of the Mut Vitz cooperative (the first cooperative that Larry visited). This led to Larry's Beans™ becoming a founding member of Cooperative Coffees, the first and still the only cooperative of independent coffee roasters in the U.S. importing coffee directly from Fair Trade cooperatives.
Over 70% of the world's coffee comes from small family farmers who don't have trucks to transport their crop and who don't have access to info about its market value. Even farmers who produce superior coffee get pressured to sell for prices that make it a struggle just to break even. Meanwhile the giant coffee companies that keep driving the prices down rarely ever lower their prices for the consumer. This is why Fair Trade is important.
SOUTH AMERICA
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Chijchipani, Caranavi,
Bolivia
1000-1750m
Cauca,
Colombia
1300-1900m
Jaén, Cajamarca,
Peru
1000-1900m
Cajamarca, Jaen,
Peru
900–2050m
Calama, Caranavi,
Bolivia
1350–1700m
CENTRAL AMERICA
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Chajul Triángulo Ixil Region,
Guatemala
1100-1800m
Marcala, La Paz,
Honduras
1200-1600m
Matagalpa,
Nicaragua
900-1500m
Chiapas,
Mexico
900-1400m
Las Segovias,
Nicaragua
750-1250m
AFRICA
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South Kivu,
DR Congo
1500m
Sidama,
Ethiopia
1700-1950m
Kivu,
Rwanda
1500-1900m
SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Bener Meriah, Aceh,
Sumatra
1200-1600m
Plateau Bolaven,
Laos
1500-1900m
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Teacher Grants
During the late summer of every year 160,000 of our bright and backpacked kids head off to school as we sip our coffees and hope for their futures. As the kids arrive at one of 187 schools in Wake county and sit down ready to learn from one of our 10,000 teachers whatever was hoped for begins to play out in activities and songs and plays and sports and friendships and so much more.
At Larry's coffee we know our coffee is there in the early mornings, during the long days at practice, and the little breaks in the day where you check in with yourself while taking a sip. We wanted to find a way for those moments to mean a little more so we created a new blend called Awake in Class. Like all of our blends, this medium roast with bright flavors of dark cocoa, dried apricots, cherries and walnuts is filled with 100% organic, fair trade beans. And $2 for every bag purchased will be put into a fund that we will set aside for Wake County teachers and teaching assistants to receive $500 grants they can use for their students and classrooms.
Please fill out ALL areas in your submission and upload a photo of your school id (for verification). We will select one winner each quarter.
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10,000 Reasons to Dance
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