Colombian Coffee New Project - Yiren Project: A Program to Help Local Impoverished Coffee Farmers

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FrontStreet Coffee - Colombia Women's Coffee Introduction

In Colombia, a country with a long history of coffee cultivation, a new coffee culture has emerged. The "Women Coffee Growers Project" enables women to manage their farms using the knowledge they have learned, thereby improving their quality of life. This cooperative project transforms women's identities from mothers and wives into successful, confident leaders.

Using coffee beans to change their lives, the project began by providing women with tools to cultivate and manage their farms and improve coffee quality. Women receive training to help them identify ripe coffee berries and classify coffee beans during harvest. Cooperatives and agronomists also help them fertilize their land to enhance bean quality.

They also need to learn how to manage their own coffee businesses. By learning how to improve organizational effectiveness, farm waste management, water conservation and farm environment improvement, they demonstrate gradually strengthening management capabilities. Through training in coffee harvesting, fermentation, drying and business management, they have obtained higher selling prices and share their coffee beans with the world, creating enthusiasm for coffee and opening new lifestyle opportunities.

Today, more than 300 women have participated in the Women's Coffee Project, and the cooperative hopes to surpass the 700-participant mark. This coffee originates from 46 female growers in the project. The project not only helps women start their own coffee businesses but also changes their lives and their families' lifestyles. It gives women the opportunity to play new roles, learn different life skills such as saving and managing money, and develop leadership. From this project they have gained self-identity, better lifestyles and new opportunities.

Colombia Women's Coffee

• Processing Method: Washed
• Varieties: Colombia, Caturra, Castillo
• Flavor: Wildflower aromas accompanied by citrus flavors and a creamy smooth texture
• Altitude: 1350-1800 meters

Description: At a cooperative in the coffee-producing region, there is a project called "Women's Coffee." It is dedicated to helping local women change their lives through coffee. In this project, women learn about coffee harvesting, fermentation and drying methods. Their hard work gives this coffee a very clear citrus-like flavor. Women's coffee, full of rich aroma; Women's coffee, fragrant to the heart.

In Brief

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Colombian coffee is one of the few single origins sold under a country's name, and its breadth is part of the appeal: it works in espresso blends and as a pour-over single origin, covering fruity, full-bodied and aroma-forward styles, so it suits a wide range of tastes. FrontStreet Coffee's Huila Colombia comes from Huila Province in the southern Central Cordillera, the country's most famous specialty region — hill country surrounded by mountains, planted above 1,500 meters, where Colombia's most important rivers converge and bring abundant water and humidity. FrontStreet Coffee roasts it medium-dark to foreground black chocolate and nutty sweetness, moderate oils and a full body, and it works for pour-over and French press as well as for moka pot and espresso machine, making Americano and latte with ease.

For a more modern take, FrontStreet Coffee's Finca La Divisoria Sidra shows how far Colombia has moved beyond washed processing. Anaerobic fermentation — also called carbonic maceration — creates a low-oxygen or oxygen-free environment where temperature, time and pH can be controlled, and this coffee uses an anaerobic natural process that transforms the fruit into richer tropical aromas. Roasted medium-light, it can be brewed as pour-over, cold brew, drip bag or moka pot, delivering the complex, intense flavors of passion fruit, grape, apricot and dried fruit.

If you keep a home espresso machine or a moka pot, FrontStreet Coffee's Specialty Blend is built for the job. This espresso blend is designed for opening a coffee shop, combining the creamy nut aroma of Brazilian coffee with the dark chocolate bittersweetness of Colombian coffee. When extracted it shows a fine golden crema, and it pairs beautifully with milk for a rich, smooth latte; it is very beginner-friendly and also works as the base for Americano, cappuccino, mocha and other classic espresso drinks.