This Fair Trade and Organic blend combines Indonesian Sumatra Mandheling and Peru coffees. The Sumatra component comes from the Ketiara cooperative in the Takengon highlands of Aceh province, grown on volcanic soil and supporting women coffee producers, many of whom are widows. The Peru component is from APROCCURMA cooperative in the Rodríguez de Mendoza province, working with 124 women producers who manage small farms intercropped with shade trees, bananas, corn, and beans. The coffee features pronounced flavors of plum, baker's chocolate, and orange leaves. This dark roast maintains the flavor profiles of both origins while presenting various roast colors in the bag.
Curley's Coffee is a woman owned specialty roastery in Ajo, Arizona, a historic mining town in the Sonoran Desert. The founder arrived in Ajo during a life transition, began selling a friend's freshly roasted coffee at the local farmers market, and then learned the roasting trade from a mentor in Tucson. Roasting takes place in a commercial kitchen at Curley School, a repurposed building named after the first mine manager of the local copper operation. The roastery sources primarily through the Cafe Femenino Foundation, a nonprofit funding community programs that benefit women and families in coffee producing regions. Single origin offerings include a Mexican Chiapas carrying fair trade, organic, and Cafe Femenino certifications.
