Organic Coffee Retail

"As a consumer, you have a choice when you go to the grocery store or a coffee shop to choose something better for your own health and better for all of those involved throughout the supply chain."

Pachamama Coffee

Certified organic coffee is shade grown

The Shade Grown Difference:

Pachamama cooperative members tend to some of the most precious ecosystems on the planet. Their USDA-certified organic, shade grown coffee ranks as some of the highest grades of coffee available. Coffee shrubs thrive under the robust shade of a diverse ecosystem. The flora and fauna protected by land dedicated to shade grown coffee production shelters wildlife, like birds, and provides food to farmer families.

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Pachamama Coffee is farmer-owned

Why farmer-owned?

'Farmer-Owned' means that unlike other coffee companies, Pachamama Coffee is 100% owned and governed by the coffee farmers all over the world and 100% of the profits made go directly to the Famer co-ops.

Each purchase directly supports the families of the farmer owned co-ops who grow the coffee on their land.

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Certified organic coffee is free from synthetic fertilizers, antifungals or chemicals used in farming, which leads to cleaner beans, air, land, and water for all. Non-organic agriculture often involves the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that actively disrupt the many natural systems. It can harm plants, animals and water sources that are not intended to be the target but are in fact impacted deeply. These chemicals can run off into streams and infect the clean drinking water for the animals in surrounding areas, as well as the access for families and the rest of the community. In addition, pesticides are shown to decrease bee populations that are crucial to the pollination and production of coffee cherries.

Washed process is a standard across the coffee industry and is the most common processing technique. A washed process coffee means that the fruit from the coffee cherry is removed in a depulping process post harvest. After the fruit is removed, the coffee seed or bean is then "washed" to remove any excess fruit or mucilage and then is dried. This removes any impurities and gives the coffee a cleaner taste. Once this process is finished it is sold as green coffee to coffee roasters like Pachamama. Learn more about wash processing here: https://perfectdailygrind.com/2018/12/processing-101-what-is-washed-coffee-why-is-it-so-popular/

TricorBraun Flex spent over two years developing the Biotre Film, an earth-friendly, heat sealable, barrier material. Biotre Film is made from 60% (by weight) renewable wood pulp. The wood pulp portion is biodegradable. Third party testing per ASTM tests D-6868 and D-6400 confirmed that nearly all of the wood pulp portion will disintegrate into healthy compost over 84 days in a backyard, home composting environment. The remaining 40% (by weight) of the bag is Polyethylene (PE) with an additive that is designed to make it disintegrate significantly faster than standard plastic. The tin tie, degassing valve and labels are not compostable. Please remove before placing in home compost. Learn more about how to compost our coffee bags here: https://www.starwest-botanicals.com/blog/how-to-compost-your-starwest-botanicals-organic-coffee-bag/

We are partnering with Romer Labs, a food testing laboratory, to test for Ochratoxin A, which is the mycotoxin that has become the subject of the coffee mold discussion in the health community. Starwest Coffee, roasted by Pachamama Coffee, goes through a rigorous quality control process prior to roasting and packaging, which includes inspecting for the presence of fungal growth. Certified organic coffee is free from synthetic fungicides which helps support the ecosystems where coffee is grown. It also protects the farmers, production workers, and consumers. We are also performing moisture analysis on our green coffee prior to roasting. While moisture analysis does not detect mold per se, it provides insight on whether conditions for mold growth exist. We are receiving moisture readings well below the conditions that would support mold growth.

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Certified organic coffee is shade grown

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