Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown
Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company works hard to provide our customers with the highest quality organic, fair trade and shade grown coffee on the market today. We are proud to be a USDA Certified Organic roaster. You may read about our certifications here.
When you purchase a pound of organic coffee from LCRC, you are participating in a very important effort in the coffee world today. Our brokers work directly with farmers in Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Sumatra, connecting us to people who have made a commitment to sustainable, managed and earth-sensitive agriculture.
Organic coffees are grown without pesticides and chemical processes, which allow for diverse ecosystems, cleaner, more efficient irrigation systems, and healthier, more resistant crops. Fair trade coffees are grown, harvested and sold at internationally-mandated prices that guarantee small farmers a viable living and a corner in the global marketplace.
Completing the organic cycle, Leelanau Coffee Roasting's plant is certified organic by Midwest Organic Services Association, guaranteeing your coffee is organic from the field to your coffee maker.
Why shade grown coffee? Coffee is meant to be grown in dappled shade, unlike many high-production plantations today where shrubs are planted in full sun, resulting in scorched foliage and a bitter coffee flavor. Shade grown coffees are grown beneath a canopy of shade trees that encourage natural growth and mulch, and a mellow, even coffee flavor.
The organic beans we purchase have been certified to meet the USDA Organic, Fair Trade and Shade Grown specifications.
Interested in more? Check out www.ams.usda.gov, www.transfairusa.org, or contact us at info [at] coffeeguys.com.
