FTO Peru Cafe Femenino Coffee, a medium-bodied coffee, is from an all-woman coffee co-op in Peru. It features a fine acidity and sweet aroma. In the cup, a slow, medium dark roast accentuates the hints of baker's chocolate. Certified Fair Trade and organic, Peru Café Fermenino is grown, processed and traded exclusively by women.

FTO Peru Cafe Femenino Coffee Features:

REGION: Penachi
VARIETAL: Various
FARM: Various
ALTITUDE: Varies
FARMER: Co-op
ROAST: Medium
NOTES: All Women Farmers: With determination and desire for a better future, over 460 women coffee producers in Peru in 2004 united to take a step toward achieving empowerment. This step came in the form of growing, harvesting and producing their own coffee called Café Femenino. Organic Products Trading Company (OPTCO) along with CECANOR Cooperative, PROASSA, CICAP and Cordaid joined forces to support the women in their efforts to achieve their goals.

Today, the Café Femenino Coffee Project is a social program for women coffee producers in rural communities around the world. More than 1,500 women in Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru are active in the project to achieve empowerment, build social and support networks, and earn incomes through the production and sale of the Café Femenino Coffee. The success of the Project initiated the creation of The Café Femenino Foundation, which provides grants to select programs and projects that enhance the lives of women and their families in coffee growing communities around the world.

The Café Femenino Coffee is imported exclusively by OPTCO and distributed by more than 80 roasters who pay a premium above the fair trade price. Café Femenino is high-quality, organic coffee that is left unblended to preserve the acidity, body, flavor and aroma that are unique to each Café Femenino Coffee variety.

* 'Oscar', Good Food Award (2012)
*   Roaster of the Year (Roast Magazine 2009)
*   World’s Best Espresso (at World Championships, Tokyo 2007)
*   Golden Cup (For Excellence in Coffee Brewing)
*   Best Coffee and Coffee House (Daily Bulletin)
*   Small Business of the Year (IVEDC)
*   United States Barista Champion (Heather Perry 2003 and 2007)