This delicious coffee from Honduras was produced by farmers who are dedicated to growing excellent coffee in an ethical manner. Not only is the COMICOVEL cooperative the ideal partner, this coffee is an excellent introduction for anybody into specialty coffee. This coffee was internationally graded to be considered specialty coffee, which encompasses how it tastes, was grown, and harvested.This coffee was hand selected from hundreds of specialty coffee samples and chosen by the team at Lore as the perfect coffee for a partnership with Patristic Faith.

The COMICOVEL cooperative in San Juan Intibucá is composed of smallholder producers who farm coffee organically with a focus on overall environmental sustainability. The co-op was formed in 2016 and exported its first coffee in 2018. COMICOVEL exports with both Fairtrade and Organic certifications, which will earn producers premiums to continue the organic farming and ecosystem preservation that protects nearby freshwater sources.

COMICOVEL’s members’ properties are located in the Opalaca mountain ranges across the Intibuca and Lempira Departments of Honduras. The dry mountains are generally planted with pine trees. Planting trees is a special focus of the co-op, along with their water management project. Producers process coffee using their basic de-pulping and fermentation infrastructures. Most have wooden hoppers for cherries with a concrete tank for fermentation. Coffee is fermented in the tanks for 18-24 hours and washed in washing channels. Most farmers dry their own coffee on concrete patios or sometimes also on raised beds in greenhouses for 14-20 days. The co-op has worked with these farmers for many years and provided technical assistance to increase productivity on the farms.