{"id":627,"date":"2026-07-17T13:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/?page_id=627"},"modified":"2026-07-17T14:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:07:01","slug":"fairtrade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/fairtrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairtrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Better Coffee. Fairer Future.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Meet the Farmers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our Fairtrade coffee is sourced from COOPFAM \u2014 the Cooperativa dos Agricultores Familiares de Po\u00e7o Fundo e Regi\u00e3o – an association of family farmers based in Po\u00e7o Fundo, Minas Gerais, Brazil.<\/p>

The cooperative began in 1991 when 76 farming families came together with a shared ambition: to improve living standards, reduce poverty and protect family-run coffee farming within their region.<\/p>

COOPFAM achieved Fairtrade certification in 1998, helping its farmers access wider markets and receive greater support for their communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Difference Fairtrade Makes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Fairtrade Premium has enabled COOPFAM to invest in valuable social and agricultural projects, including:<\/p>

  • Employing an agricultural technician to improve production and coffee quality<\/li>
  • Providing cooperative governance and business management training<\/li>
  • Delivering coffee tasting and quality-control training<\/li>
  • Introducing improved post-harvest farming practices<\/li>
  • Strengthening local healthcare programmes<\/li>
  • Developing educational programmes that teach practices computer skills
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    These initiatives help farmers improve the quality of their coffee while creating lasting opportunities for their families and the wider community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Grown by Family Farmers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    COOPFAM is made up of approximately 400 family farmers who carefully cultivate coffee across the mountainous landscape of southern Minas Gerais.<\/p>

    The coffee cherries are hand-picked to help maintain quality and are grown at altitudes of between 900 and 1,250 metres above sea level. Traditional natural and pulped-natural processing methods are then used to bring out the coffee\u2019s distinctive characteristics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Coffee With a Positive Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Choosing Fairtrade coffee means supporting farming communities that are working together to improve coffee quality, strengthen local services and create better opportunities for future generations.<\/p>

    Every cup of Chesters Fairtrade coffee connects you with the people, skill and care behind the beans \u2014 from the family farms of Brazil to your cup.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Fairtrade Coffee Better Coffee. Fairer Future. At Chesters Coffee, we believe great coffee should taste good and do good. Our Fairtrade coffee supports small-scale farming communities while helping producers build a more secure and sustainable future. Shop Our Fairtrade Coffee Meet the Farmers Our Fairtrade coffee is sourced from COOPFAM \u2014 the Cooperativa dos Agricultores […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-627","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":644,"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/627\/revisions\/644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chesterscoffeeroasters.co.uk\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}