Various partnership opportunities connecting coffee drinkers with farming communities

Choose Your Path to Connection

Whether you seek personal connection through monthly subscriptions, immersive understanding through travel, or professional sourcing partnerships, we offer paths that honor your interest in coffee's origins.

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Different Interests, Same Commitment to Connection

We designed three distinct partnership approaches because people value coffee origin stories for different reasons and want varying levels of engagement. Each option maintains our commitment to transparency, fair compensation, and genuine relationship while serving different needs.

Personal Connection

For coffee lovers who want ongoing relationships with the farming families who grow their daily coffee.

Deep Understanding

For those who want to experience coffee origins firsthand and develop transformative understanding through immersion.

Business Partnership

For cafes and roasters ready to build transparent sourcing relationships that support verifiable ethical claims.

Monthly Partnership

Farm Partnership Subscription

Connect directly with a specific farming cooperative through monthly coffee deliveries that come with their story, their challenges, and their triumphs. This ongoing relationship transforms your morning ritual into a meaningful connection across continents.

What You Receive

  • Monthly coffee shipment from your partner cooperative
  • Regular updates about harvest seasons and community developments
  • Direct contribution to community-selected improvement projects
  • Complete transparency about pricing and impact
  • Option to participate in origin visits and special events

Investment

$42 USD/month

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Perfect for coffee enthusiasts who want their daily ritual connected to real people and meaningful impact.

Coffee farmer carefully inspecting ripe coffee cherries
Small group walking through terraced coffee farm with local guide
Annual Experience

Origin Immersion Trip

Journey to coffee-growing regions for experiences that transform how you understand coffee permanently. These thoughtfully designed trips emphasize genuine interaction over tourism, creating connections and insights that last far beyond the journey itself.

The Experience Includes

  • Multi-day immersion in coffee-growing region
  • Farm visits and direct time with farming families
  • Participation in harvest activities and processing observation
  • Meals with farming families and cultural exchange
  • Small group sizes ensuring meaningful interaction
  • Local accommodations and thoughtfully paced itinerary

Investment

$2,400 USD per person

Airfare not included

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Ideal for those seeking transformative understanding that changes their relationship with coffee forever.

Business Service

Transparency Sourcing Service

For cafes and roasters ready to move beyond transparency claims to verifiable direct-trade relationships. We handle the complexity of establishing and maintaining ethical sourcing partnerships so you can focus on what you do while backing your values with action.

Service Components

  • Facilitated introductions to vetted farming partners
  • Complete logistics coordination and quality control
  • Comprehensive documentation for customer transparency
  • Ongoing relationship management and communication support
  • Alternative sourcing when harvest variations occur
  • Marketing materials and origin story support

Investment

$320 USD/month

Monthly retainer plus coffee costs

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Perfect for coffee businesses committed to ethical sourcing but needing expertise and infrastructure to make it practical.

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Finding Your Right Fit

Feature Farm Partnership Origin Trip Sourcing Service
Monthly coffee shipments Optional Bulk orders
Direct farmer connection
Origin visit opportunity Optional Available
Business sourcing support — —
Regular community updates During trip
Best For Coffee lovers Deep learners Coffee businesses

What Sets Our Partnerships Apart

Complete Transparency

Every aspect of our partnerships opens to view—pricing, payment flows, quality assessments, community investments. You always know exactly where your money goes and what impact it creates.

Verified Direct Trade

We work exclusively with established farming cooperatives we've vetted thoroughly. Every relationship connects you with real people, not abstract origin stories or marketing narratives.

Fair Compensation

Our pricing structures consistently exceed fair-trade minimums and market rates. Farmers receive compensation that reflects their skill and effort, enabling sustainable livelihoods.

Community Empowerment

Partnership revenue includes funds that cooperatives control entirely. Communities direct investments toward priorities they identify, building capability that outlasts individual relationships.

Long-Term Commitment

We maintain partnerships through challenging seasons, not just favorable ones. This stability allows farmers to plan, invest, and thrive rather than constantly seeking new buyers.

Continuous Support

Whether through quality improvement assistance, logistics coordination, or relationship management, we provide ongoing support that makes ethical sourcing practical rather than aspirational.

Ready to Begin Your Partnership?

Each option offers a different path to the same destination: genuine connection with the farming communities who grow your coffee. Share your interests and we'll help you find the approach that fits your values and situation.

Start the Conversation

Questions about which option might work for you? We're here to discuss possibilities without any pressure to commit.