Coffee Harvesting Season

It’s coffee harvesting season!

Every fall, the coffee farmers in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico hire skilled coffee pickers who will meticulously hand pick only the ripest coffee cherries off each coffee tree. These pickers wear rubber boots, a hat, and a basket strapped to their waist that carries up to 35 pounds of coffee cherries. They do this on the steep hills of the coffee farm. Once they finish picking, they carry the cherries down to the trucks that will transport them to the processing plant. At these plants, the cherries are de-pulped – the process of removing the beans from the center of the cherries – and then washed. Then the green coffee beans are patio dried, carefully packed, and shipped to the United States where they are roasted.

In order to care well for the farmers who grow HOPE Coffee, we choose to have direct trade relationships with them, in which we pay them above market value for their coffee. In addition, these coffee farmers provide safe conditions and fair wages to their pickers, and often share the gospel with them! It’s a joy to see these coffee farmers share the love of Jesus!

Job, one of the farmers who grows our Honduran line, told our team this month, “we’re incredibly grateful to HOPE Coffee and their customers for enjoying the coffee we work so hard to produce. Your appreciation makes every effort worthwhile.”

Every time you choose Hope Coffee, you’re not just drinking good coffee—you’re supporting a hard-working community, a tradition, and a brighter future for the people who grow your coffee.

Learn more about our direct trade relationships and meet the coffee farmers!

HOPE Partner Tip:  Keep your church or organization updated on the latest impact of their coffee by using these free downloads of Social Media Posts and Announcement Slides for your pre-service announcements or on a screen near your coffee bar!  Click the image below to download the announcement slide in our online store.