Acedga Mujeres Gaitania FW FTO

The cooperative "ACEDGA" was founded on December 28th, 2006, when a group of coffee farmers came together to seek better opportunities for marketing and sustaining the quality of their coffee. The association comprises 72 members, including 67 men and 17 women. They are located in the Planadas municipality, Gaitania district, in the Tolima department.

They are a dedicated cooperative group committed to coffee quality and the personal and professional development of their coffee growers, aiming to provide excellent products to their customers. The ACEDGA cooperative is situated in the southern region of Tolima, at an elevation ranging from 1550 to 2100 meters above sea level. They have a total area of 300 certified organic hectares of production, distributed among their 72 members. 

The farms contributing to this lot are situated at an elevation ranging from 1640 to 2100 meters above sea level. The predominant varieties in this lot are Colombia, Caturra, and Castillo.

The ACEDGA cooperative includes a group of 17 women who carefully process the manually handpicked cherries. They employ special techniques to ensure a fruity and delicate flavor profile. Their standardized processes, such as wet milling and fermentations lasting over 48 hours, resulting in unique characteristics that represent the women producers of ACEDGA.

The harvest season for the organization spans from April to January, and their vision is to commercialize their coffee internationally while maintaining high-quality standards.

Sustainable Harvest® is a specialty coffee trader focusing primarily on bringing coffees to market that are sourced from smallholder farmer cooperatives in the supply chain such as indigenous communities, women groups and the next generation of coffee farmers.

Their sourcing model is built on transparency, traceability and direct relationships between quality-minded coff­ee roasters and best-in-class coffee producers. Sustainable Harvest® has an on-site presence at origin with staff­ in Mexico, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Peru. Each office coordinates their supply including quality management, supplier relationships, source development, logistics, training and capacity building.