Deep'n Delicious
Description
Baudelio Lemus' Pache San Ramon¹
Los Tablones, San Miguel, Mataquescuintla, Jalapa, Guatemala²
For us, that coffee is always produced by the small group of Indigenous Xinka farmers we work with in Mataquescuintla, Jalapa, Guatemala. Not only are they fierce land defenders, protecting their traditional territories from the incursion of illegal mining, but they are also multi-generational coffee producers who had spent too many years selling their coffee for nothing.
Now, it’s our pleasure to feature the production of Baudelio Lemus, a key figure in the Xinka Resistance, as our mainstay blend - Deep’n Delicious. Its deep notes of chocolate, hazelnut, and brown sugar make it the classic, approachable coffee that’s perfectly prepared as filter or espresso, but not if you want only one cup.
¹ Processing & Varietal
² Region of Origin
P.S. Blends
We Support
This
Buying from as many smallholder farmers of a community as possible to broaden our impact and deepen our commitment to them.
Not That
Buying only the top lots from a select few leaving them without consistent and reliable long-term support.
Broadening Our Commitment to Cafe Colis Resistencia
All of the Guatemalan coffee on the PS Menu comes from the people of Cafe Colis Resistencia (CCR), a group of multi-generational Xinka coffee producers within the Mataquescuintla area. The members of CCR are growing exceptional coffees under extraordinary circumstances in which they have little but themselves to rely upon — making it even more essential that we deepen and broaden our commitment to them by being reliable buyers to as many producers from this group as possible. Every consumer or wholesale partner who buys, drinks, and enjoys their coffee is offering a huge lift to a community so they can be in a better place to advocate for themselves against the illegal mining on their land and to access resources within a monopolized national coffee sector.
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FAQ's
WHO MAKES P.S. COFFEE?
The P.S. Coffee menu is made possible by grower communities and smallholder farmers in Rwanda, Honduras, Colombia and Guatemala. Through our sourcing sister-company Semilla, we hold long-term and consensus based partnerships with producers that have had zero or limited access to or knowledge of the specialty market.
These skilled and passionate professionals are redefining coffee production within their growing regions that have historically been underserved and overlooked despite being within well-respected coffee producing countries. Through community support networks, access to knowledge and capital and investment into physical and intellectual infrastracture, they are transitioning towards autonomy and away from the exploitative model they’ve mostly always known.
These are the people and communities you’ll meet through P.S. — and build connections with as we continue to support and purchase from them year after year.
Meet the P.S. Producer Network
HOW IS P.S. COFFEE SOURCED?
All of the coffee on the P.S. menu is exclusively sourced with Semilla Coffee through the following principles:
Durable Relationships
All of Semilla’s relationships are formed with specific communities in underserved coffee growing regions within well-respected coffee production countries. Semilla identifies producer groups that have zero or limited access to or knowledge of the specialty market and takes on the requisite risk that comes with their transition into becoming specialty coffee producers with dedicated buyers across North America. Semilla’s commitment is to work only within the bounds of these groups, seeking to grow with them in pursuit of purchasing all of their production, year after year.
Best Prices, Defined by Producers
All coffees purchased by Semilla are purchased at the best locally available price. This is determined via communication with and understanding of local market dynamics, and prices are arrived upon via a consensus model in which the coffee growers and Semilla agree democratically on the best prices for all involved.
Traceability and Transparency
Semilla’s commitment is to work with complete commitment to traceability and transparency along the value chain. This means full transparency of prices paid to the farmer (farmgate) as well as prices paid at port (FOB). Additionally, Semilla offers in depth information and context for each coffee, the producers who grew it, and the condition within which they work with each purchase.
Quality
Semilla exclusively works in the specialty coffee realm, meaning all of the coffees purchase are above the quality levels offered by conventional commodity or Fair Trade and Organic buyers. Quality is determined in reference to the Specialty Coffee Association and Coffee Quality Institute’s grading standards, with all coffees source for P.S. achieving a minimum of 85 points out of a possible 100.
DO YOU HAVE THIRD-PARTY SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATION?
We are skeptic of most fair trade/organic/sustanability certifications. They often leave the financial burden on coffee producers who are, and let's be honest, not polluting anywhere near us folks in the Global North are.
Instead of focusing on these certification, we work towards a value system that uplifts everyone along the coffee supply chain. Through Semilla, our sourcing sister-company, we can connect directly with our coffee producer network to bring to life their ideas that come from, and work for, them towards a more sustainable, equitable value chain.