Satisfied International Bee Day! This yr, we are celebrating by means of taking part in Meals 4 Farmers’ Espresso for Bees marketing campaign—a fundraiser supporting espresso farmers who use beekeeping not to most effective give a boost to their espresso vegetation, but in addition their communities.
Why bees? That is easy! They are a very important a part of a large number of ecosystems, “pollinating 1 in 3 bites of meals we devour and 80% of the arena’s flowering vegetation,” consistent with The Bee Conservancy. Bees also are an very important useful resource for rising more fit coffee-farming communities, from bettering the standard of espresso vegetation and lengthening general environmental resilience and sustainability to offering espresso farmers with further source of revenue streams and more fit diets.
Our longtime Direct Business spouse Juan Diego de los angeles Cerda of Finca El Socorro is a smart instance of using beekeeping for sustainable farm control at his Rainforest Alliance-Qualified farm. He just lately established an apiary at El Socorro to support biodiversity and assist pollinate his espresso timber extra successfully.
We’re excited to spotlight 5 El Socorro coffees in honor of Espresso for Bees. Moreover, we’re showcasing Espresso Blossom Honey—a scrumptious honey from espresso farmer Jorge Mendez of Finca El Apiario!
In the course of the finish of Would possibly, we’ll be donating to Meals 4 Farmers as follows:
🐝 $2 for each and every jar of Espresso Blossom Honey, 10oz bag of El Socorro espresso, or El Socorro Sampler bought;
🐝 $3 for each and every 2lb bag of El Socorro espresso bought; and
🐝 $5 for each and every 5lb bag of El Socorro espresso bought.
Store all our Espresso for Bees choices right here. We are hoping you’ll sign up for us this International Bee Day in supporting espresso farmers who use beekeeping to construct financial and environmental resilience of their communities!
