In the United States, we're starting to see a movement toward ethically sourced, sustainably grown coffee. But are those just buzzwords or do coffee companies upholding these values actually make an impactful difference?
It's the latter. Like all food, where it comes from and how we get it is important and can have a ripple effect across global industries.
At TBD Coffee Co, we've identified 4 main pillars that help us make a positive impact on the coffee landscape when it comes to sourcing our coffee.
1.) We make sure that the coffee farmers we source our beans from always get a fair price for their product.
2.) We only source our beans from farms with fair and ethical labor standards. We avoid sourcing from farms that use slave, indentured, or forced child labor.
3.) We only buy Fair Trade products once we've established a strong enough relationship with the farm to offset the negative impacts of the program (such as the cost to the farmer).
4) We aim to make direct partnerships with small farms and all products purchased support World Coffee Research, an organization that has a true and direct impact at the farm level. The Washington Post does a great job breaking down the importance of this organization here.
How we source matters. The livelihoods of farmers matter. For more info on our commitment to ethically sourced coffee, click here!
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