Organic Tomorrow Seasonal Project
Regular price $ 18.25
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We Taste: Pear - Almond - Dark Chocolate - Lemon
Medium Roast
The Tomorrow River flows just a few yards from Ruby’s Nelsonville headquarters and roastery. Though it maybe slight on a map, the Tomorrow River is the center of Nelsonville, carrying momentum across Central Wisconsin and through our town.
The Tomorrow Seasonal Project is designed to work the same way. Though it may just be one small project, we hope it carries momentum for developing farmers across generations. One major hurdle for coffee farmers transitioning to specialty coffee farming is finding a buyer for their new coffee quality.
A lot of these coffees end up purchased at lower prices destined to be included in a blend. The Tomorrow Seasonal Project is designed to target standout coffees from farmers in transition and feature them as single origin releases. When we realized most of these coffees came from certified organic farms, we decided to make the project a permanently certified organic offering.
Many farmers in transition turn to certifications as a way to increase the value of their coffee, and we want to honor that hard work, energy, and investment into their farms. By making Tomorrow Seasonal Project a certified organic offering, we can help promote sustainable models that address both the environment and the business of farming.
This lot of Tomorrow comes to us from FABICOOP, whose members grow coffee around the town of Planadas, in the region of Tolima. The region has many small producers growing coffee alongside diverse shade crops such as bananas, as well as corn, beans, and sugarcane. Armed conflict has been a major part of this region’s history until recent decades, preventing Tolima from gaining recognition for its coffee despite the growth of the industry in neighboring regions.
The cooperative was formed in 2013 with 49 producer-members to help facilitate growth in Planadas area coffee production, marketing, and quality. Today, there are 168 members. The collective’s primary vision is to market specialty coffee in a way that increases value, contributes to environmental sustainability, and improves the livelihoods of the region’s coffee producing members and their families, and the community as a whole. The group has invested in infrastructure improvements ranging from roads to warehouses. They also reinvest through healthcare and environmental initiatives as well as opportunities for education and training.
12 oz / 340 g
Orders placed by 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday will roast and ship the next day. Thank you!
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