THE JOURNEY OF A HUMBLE COFFEE BEAN FROM VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO THE CUP OF COFFEE YOU HAVE ON HAND RIGHT NOW
By the hardworking people of Gaia Café
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Cau Dat Region,
Lam Dong Province
The coffee trees are shade-grown or semi-shade grown in Cau Dat region of Vietnam Central Highlands, at the altitude of +1,500 meters above sea level.
Your coffee comes from the newest crop
harvested between October and February.
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This is an extremely strenuous labor process.
And harvesters of coffee cherries only have work for a maximum of 6 months a year, 3 months for Robusta and 3 months for Arabica. Therefore, we make sure that our coffee harvesters are fairly compensated at $12 – $20 per day (well above the international poverty line of $1.90/day), so that they can have sufficient living incomes.
At Gaia, we commit to providing upward mobility to our workers while elevating the regions’ micro/macro-economy.
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Post-Harvest Production Process
Honey process is a more modern, hybrid method between fully-washed (wet) and natural (dry) methods. In general, the honey process allows for the intrinsic flavors of the coffee to shine through, while maintaining the sweet aftertaste, full-body mouthfeel in the final brew.
5. PACKED AND AIRFREIGHTED TO NIJMEGEN IN 09/2022
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