The Challenge 

Fifteen years ago, the coffee supply chain was disconnected: roasters lacked access to information about their coffee, and farmers had little idea who bought their beans each year. In response, Sustainable Harvest introduced greater transparency to the supply chain with a vision to bring roasters and growers into one conversation about the future of their business. It is a more efficient, fair way to conduct the coffee trade. 

Relationship Coffee 

We call our way of doing business Relationship Coffee. We integrate our coffee sourcing and importing activities with farmer capacity building and community development at origin. As a result, our company, our suppliers, and our customes have become more successful and effective. Our commitment to innovation has made us a leading social enterprise. 

In 2011:

Sustainable Harvest purchased $73.3 million of coffee from farmer organizations at a price that averaged $0.65 higher than the 'C' market standard price for coffee. 

And, we invested nearly one-third of our annual earnings in training programs and services for our suppliers.

We also raised $1.49 million in grant funding from public and private donors.