Organic Cloudbreak Medium Roast Coffee, 12oz whole bean

High in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Chiapas, Mexico, just below the cloud forest, the members of the CESMACH co-op are skilled coffee farmers and also stewards of an important ecological resource. CESMACH exists within the buffer zone of the UNESCO-recognized Biosphere Reserve called El Triunfo. This zone is protected, due to its importance to the whole region as a key bird migration pathway, a pivotal watershed, a tremendous air filter as the forest converts CO2 to oxygen, and as a biodiverse powerhouse in terms of plant, animal, and insect species, including threatened animals like the Geoffroy’s spider monkey and jaguar. In this buffer zone, most commercial activity is restricted, but the organic farming done by CESMACH is welcomed. CESMACH maintains healthy coffee farms with diverse tree species that provide shade canopy and root systems to help anchor soil and prevent erosion on these steep mountain slopes. The farmers’ intentional organic inputs, like compost and biofertilizers, focus not on extracting resources but replenishing them. Economic stability for the communities in the buffer zone also helps protect the area from short-sighted practices like deforestation, hunting, and logging. In the capable hands of CESMACH, high-quality coffee and high-integrity environmental stewardship go hand in hand.