honduras – marcala

medium body, chocolate, sweet

cup score: 83.75
process: washed
variety: catuai
altitude: 1550m-1850m

A few years ago, I met Machteld. A driven woman who, together with her husband Cayetano, wants to help the people of Honduras grow coffee sustainably.

Machteld lived in Honduras for 14 years, where she worked in development cooperation. Machteld and Cayetano saw that many Honduran farmers were living in poverty. They believe that growing coffee in a sustainable, ecological, and socially responsible way is not only good for the environment, but can also improve farmers’ financial well-being.

That’s why the idea came about to join with others to establish a local NGO: ‘Asociación Solidaridad.’ The organization aims to promote ecological agriculture in Honduras. This enables them to support local people in growing high-quality organic coffee.

As in many coffee-producing countries, there is a great deal of poverty in rural areas. Paying a fair price also gives coffee farmers extra motivation to grow the highest-quality coffee possible.

We also believe it is important that coffee farmers are not exploited and that people can lead a dignified life. We can only encourage organic farming, too, because we know it is more sustainable in the long term.

It’s difficult for a small roastery to make a big difference. Nevertheless, every little bit counts. We’re doing our part by selling Marcala coffee here in Belgium. Will you support this project, too?

Grind size: Our grinder has several settings. We grind your coffee according to your brewing method: espresso / Bialetti / filter / French press. If you’d like your coffee ground to a different size, choose the OTHER option and email us at info@cafegusta.be to let us know how you’d like us to grind it for you.