Each month for the foreseeable future, we are collecting donations to send to charitable organizations and causes in the US. For 2020 and onwards, these highlighted organizations are ones that are centered around education and the fight against racism. It is clear that the specialty coffee industry, and society as a whole, has much to address regarding this long-standing issue. Over time, these contributions have extended to other charities, including those focused on the coffee industry and beyond.
For the month of June, we will be collecting for Food 4 Farmers. This will continue until the last day of the month.
Food 4 Farmers visions "a world where every coffee-farming family has enough nutritious food every day". The organization supports these communities by developing strategies and providing resources to cultivate a food-secure future.
To donate, you can select the amount you wish to contribute as an add-on for your product purchases. Acaia will publicly provide proof of donations when they are sent to the organization.
In their own words:
"Small-scale farmers who depend on commodity crops like coffee, which does not deliver enough income to support their families, struggle to put food on their tables every year.
We believe that every family should have enough nutritious food every day. That’s why we partner with coffee farmers, their families, and coffee co-ops and other farmer organizations to build thriving local food hubs, diversify family income, and promote sustainable farming practices that strengthen biodiversity and ecosystem resiliency throughout Latin America."