A hearty sweet cup with a mild acidity, Higher Ground's East Timor coffee finishes with gentle cinnamon notes.

Higher Ground prides itself on its coffees that are all organic, Fair Trade, and shade-grown. Allowing the growers to keep their family farms, the Fair Trade certification ensures that these farmers benefit from economic and educational programs, while giving them the chance to grow a high-quality organic bean. The coffee plants grow in the forest canopy's shade—guaranteeing the continued survival of the forests and natural habitat for countless plant and animal species.

100% Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown Coffee 

FAIRER MEANS
With the added income from Fair trade sales, the Café Timor Coop has been able to:

• Establish a skills development program that provides members with training in bookkeeping, management, English, and computer skills
• Create a healthcare program with nine health clinics and several mobile health clinics—providing free healthcare to all Coop members

“I know that part of the Fair Trade income that my colleagues and I generate through our sales of fresh, organic Arabic cherries is used to buy medicine for the Cooperative Dafe Timor’s primary healthcare clinics. For that I am grateful, as the clinic’s staff saved my wife’s life after she suffered complications from the recent birth of my child.”
–Alfonso Sarmento CCT member

Higher Ground wins ROAST Magazine 2008 Micro-Roaster of the Year award!