Organic Timorian Tenacity

On the tiny island of Timor, over seven thousand small farmers work to provide Organic Timor Fair-Trade Coffee. The island is split in two, with Indonesia claiming the west side and East Timor, a small independent nation, inhabiting the rest. Gourmet coffee from Timor is unique because virtually all of the farmers grow organic coffee. However, since the coffee is grown on small farms, the farmers have banded together into 16 cooperatives and 494 small-scale farmer groups to improve their production capacity. This way, they can work together to operate the mills necessary to wet-process the small, greenish-yellow coffee beans they produce.

Specifications

Country: Indonesia

Local Region: East Timor

Process: Washed

Certifications: Organic

Variety: Timor Hybrid, Typica

Altitude (meters): 1,300 - 1,500 masl

Organic Certification: Yes