Our Commitment to the Coffee Farmers

DIRECT TRADE:

Ever wonder what the path a coffee bean takes to get to your cup? We know the entire process due to our direct involvement with the entire chain.

Our green coffee buyers travel extensively in search of the highest quality beans from each producing country. From picking off the coffee trees, to processing and sorting, to exporting and importing, to roasting, our DIRECT TRADE program monitors and implements strict standards at each step of the coffee bean’s path.

Direct Trade is a premium paying program that rewards Farmers and Processors for property farming and processing to produce the highest quality of coffees. For following our strict standards, we reward them with paying a premium over market pricing.

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE CERTIFIED:

Focuses primarily on good farming habits to protect the wildlife. In Flores (Indonesia) our team plants 1,000 trees in deforested jungles, which are now protected lands to rebuild the natural habitats for jungle species. We additionally focus on waste water management so that the water that is returned to the streams is as clean and if not cleaner then when it was taken out of the streams

SPECIALTY COFFEE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 

Lavanta Coffee Roasters and the entire team are members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), founded in 1982, is a non-profit trade organization for the specialty coffee industry. With members located in more than 40 countries, SCAA represents different segments of the specialty coffee industry including producers, roasters, importers/exporters and retailers.