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What Is Specialty Coffee? (And Why SCA Scores Matter for Colombia’s Future)

Specialty coffee scores 80+ on the SCA scale. Here’s why those numbers matter — and how higher-quality coffee is helping Colombian farmers leave coca behind.

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How Coffee Helps Replace Coca Crops In Colombia

Premium Colombian coffee gives farmers access to legal markets, long-term crop value, and a product with global demand. When farmers can grow coffee profitably, they have a real reason to transitio...

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Coffee vs Coca: Understanding the Difference

Both have roots in parts of Colombia. Both are grown by hardworking farmers in challenging rural regions. But what they represent economically, legally, and socially could not be more different.

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Cocaine For Coffee™

Each month we set aside the greater of 1% of net profit or $100 for charitable giving, split evenly between Colombian coffee-growing communities and addiction recovery in Tampa Bay.

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Colombian Coffee Communities Rebuilding Through Agriculture

A thriving coffee farm creates more than beans. It creates work. It supports processing, transportation, roasting, export, and local business. It gives communities a product they can be proud of an...