The coffee beans in these bags come from small, fair trade/direct trade Regenerative Organic Certified family farms throughout South America...which sounds cool and all, but really, it’s just a fancy way of saying that every time you take a sip of our coffee, you’re helping good people do good things because they’re being paid a premium for their crops.

By purchasing our coffees through co-ops like SOPPEXCCA, AMUCC, and others who support Fair Trade/Direct Trade Certified programs, we're committed to things like:  

• funding interest-free revolving credit lines to help farmers meet short-term cash flow needs, upgrade farm equipment, & support organic programs

• building schools and educational programs so that children in farming communities are able to get an education rather than spend their days working as unpaid labor on family farms

• helping to improve economic diversity & sustainability in coffee growing communities by teaching skills such as beekeeping, creating farmer's markets, & cultivating backyard gardens

• developing sustainable food programs to keep families and children in farming communities well-fed and nurtured year-round, especially through "los meses flacos"..."the thin months"

• empowering women-owned organic farms to become profitable enterprises in countries experiencing social, cultural, & political upheavals

• protecting the cultivation of coffee in lush mountainous jungles & nature reserves that are refuges for wild animals & plants

And that's just our coffee beans. Every ingredient in every one of our products at a bare minimum must be organic and Fair Trade Certified. Additionally, all of our medicinal mushrooms are 100% organically grown fruiting body extracts ONLY...no cheap, inferior mycelium, grains, or fillers - ever.

In short, we understand that the strength of the supply chain is only as healthy as its weakest link - which is why Astro Botanico is committed to sourcing all of our ingredients, packaging, and labeling with exceptionally high standards in order to benefit the health of the farmers, their families, & the communities they live in, as well as the health of the plant, the health of the planet, & ultimately, the health of you. We're pretty confident no other functional coffee company even comes close to our standards of excellence.  

And sip by sip, you’re helping to complete the circle of sustainability...from crop to cup.