Dark Roast Organic Nicaraguan Coffee, Fair Trade Certified

Tiny Footprint Coffee: The World's First Carbon Negative Coffee

Tiny Footprint Coffee, the world's first carbon negative coffee, is the result of a unique collaboration between Roastery 7, an artisan coffee roastery, and the Mindo Cloudforest Foundation, a nonprofit conservation organization. Together, they have created the ultimate combination of good karma.

The secret behind Tiny Footprint Coffee's carbon negative status is simple. It takes 4 lbs. of CO2 to produce and distribute 1 lb. of their coffee. However, for every pound sold, they donate a portion of the proceeds to fund reforestation in Ecuador's Mindo cloud forest. Over time, these trees will remove 54 lbs. of CO2 from the atmosphere, effectively removing more CO2 than is emitted during the coffee's production and distribution.

Tiny Footprint Coffee's reforestation efforts in the Northwestern Andes of Ecuador focus on planting native tree species throughout the Mindo Cloud Forest region, areas that have been heavily deforested. These trees not only sequester massive amounts of carbon from the air, but also provide habitat to hundreds of local bird species, reinforce soil conservation techniques, and rebuild water tables. The Mindo Cloudforest Foundation works directly with local landowners to provide jobs related to the care and redevelopment of the cloud forest.

At Tiny Footprint Coffee, the team pours endless hours into sourcing the finest, sustainably-grown Arabica coffee beans from around the world. These beans are not only shade-grown, but also organic certified, and most often fair-trade or Rain Forest Alliance certified. They also purchase coffee from small, family-owned farms that are not fair-trade eligible, yet grow some of the most beautiful, best tasting coffees on the planet. The roasting and training are done at their roastery in Minneapolis, MN, where they are working hard to make the entire roastery carbon negative – from fully bio-degradable coffee bags, high-efficiency lighting and fuel-efficient ribbon burners on their roaster, to composting coffee grounds and reducing waste around the shop.

Tiny Footprint Coffee's USDA Certified Organic, Fair Trade, and Shade-Grown Arabica coffee offers a distinct flavor profile. With sultry, bold dark roast tones and notes of chocolate, it also retains traditional Nicaraguan flavors of bright apricot, fig, and spice. The coffee is sourced from PRODECOOP, a fair trade cooperative, which uses the proceeds to bring improved living standards to its growing membership and fund programs in medical care, education, and environmental sustainability.

Tiny Footprint Coffee is committed to small-batch roasting, using a vintage 90 kilo German-built Probat drum roaster retrofitted with modern fuel-efficient ribbon burners to deliver perfectly roasted coffee every time. This dedication to quality, sustainability, and environmental consciousness is what sets Tiny Footprint Coffee apart as the world's first carbon negative coffee.

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