PA L AT E
When work becomes play; The Philippines
presents a new source and flavor profile to
the burgeoning coffee industry
That does sound like a wonderful experience! Let’s
bring the experience closer to home. Kalsada Coffee
currently partners with coffee farmers in Benguet
and Bukidnon. Which coffee cup from your partners
has made an impression on you?
They’re all so amazing and different! I don’t think I
could pick just one.
What was the state of coffee farming like when
Kalsada first started?
In the community we now work in, each farmer
was processing in their own backyard. There wasn’t a
centralized area for them to collectively work together.
This situation put a lot of the responsibility on the
farmers, which explains why most coffee farmers
eventually focused on other crops. One of our missions
at Kalsada Coffee is to sustain the country's coffee farms.
The Philippines has such a great coffee history, and it
would be a shame to let it fade away. This was also one
of the reasons why we wanted to pay farmers more. In
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