Zongolica Women Power

ROAST PROFILE: Medium
COUNTRY: Mexico 
REGION: Zongolica, Veracruz
ELEVATION: 1250-1,700 masl
PROCESS: Washed
OTHER: Single Origin

FARM INFO
Mexico Zongolica is referred to as WPZ – “Women Power Zongolica!” – by the 20 women who grew and produced it. The women who contributed to WPZ are also part of NKG Bloom, an initiative of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) to ensure the long-term viability of green coffee supplies and provide smallholder farmers with the opportunities and resources they need to run their farms at full potential and enter pathways out of poverty. 

The Veracruz region is deeply influenced by the rich, ancestral heritage of its people, most of whom identify as part of the Nahuas indigenous group. Across generations, the Nahuas have shared their language and wisdom about plants, rivers, animals, mountains, the planet and the universe through storytelling by their elders.

Coffee farms in Zongolica are agro-ecosystems, meaning the farms take into account the impact of the farming well beyond the farm and work to balance the energy and nutrients to preserve the region’s biodiversity. Intercropping and forest conservation are among the practiced tactics.

The coffee was pulped with hand-cranked de-pulpers, washed and dried on patios for 15 days. Twenty producers contributed to this lot, and each adhered to the same practices on her own farm.

Origin Photos by Interamerican