Growers Alliance Coffee Company
I just heard about Growers Alliance today from Rosa Loves. I think that the Growers Alliance is doing a very interesting thing. The Growers Alliance is a small coffee roaster based out of St. Augustine, FL. The company is owned by Martin Kabaki and Purity Gikunju two Kenyan immigrants who both grew up on Coffee Plantations in Kenya and had first hand experiences of its hardships. As a company, the Growers Alliance is setting out to help end the unfair practices that growers face. One way that they are accomplishing this is by paying premium price for their beans. The Average price growers receive for Kenyan beans is around $.10 a pound. The Growers Alliance is now paying $1.20. They have a goal of making it up to a 50/50 split between the growers and themselves. This premium payment is already causing great effects on the region.
The Company is also very involved in supporting various projects in the communities of their producers. Some of these things include:
- Digging Clean Water wells
- Building Classrooms
- Installing Electricity in a 300 member coffee Co-op.
Check out their website for more information. Be expecting a review from the Growers’ Alliance in the next few weeks.
Enjoy,
Benjamin Spell
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